Who are these deities with Alakshmi?

Question

In the below picture, i found Jyeshtha (Alakshmi) with other two deities, when i find to install better picture of Astha Lakshmi.

I wanted to know about who are these guys with Alakshmi (in middle). So my question is, Who are them?

Answer 1

As the inscription of Rājarāja reiterates, the exact imagery is from Tirupparaṅkuṉṟam's courtyard dedicated to Seṭṭhaiyar or Jyeṣṭhādevī. Kṛṣṇa śāstrī while mentioning the same in his 'South-Indian images of God and Goddess' states that the one on her right side with a bull-faced figure is said to be her son, while on the left is believed to be her daughter.

This is further clarified by the quotation of Pūrva Kāraṇāgama, while discussing the iconography of Jyeṣṭhādevī in Vāstuśāstra (ed. D.N Śukla): kanyāputrānvitā devī dakṣiṇe'dakṣiṇe'pi ca (कन्यापुत्रान्विता देवी दक्षिणेऽदक्षिणेऽपि च ।). Elements Of Hindu Iconography by T.A Gopīnātha Rao while quoting the same agama also quotes another one named Aṃśumadbhedāgama, wherein the daughter is called Agnimātā. The common names for the duo though, are Vṛṣa or Lulāpamukha (for the bull-headed son) and Mānyā or Raktajyeṣṭha (for the daughter).

Lastly, while the section concerning the origin story of Jyeṣṭhādevī and her offspring in Ajitamahātantra is not preserved well; there exist verses for Sthāpana Vidhāna in multiple texts like the one quoted afore.