A summary of the sculptures at the Jalakanteswara Temple

Weapons
The weapons in these sculptures have been most interesting.
We have
- The katar - carried by the footsoldier under the second horseman
- The Straight Sword with a tulwar grip (a Khanda?) - Carried by the second horseman
- A dagger - Carried by multiple people.
These are standard south-indian weapons and might be expected in sculptures of this era and region.

We also have some really curious weapons here.
- The sword carried by the first horseman looks curiously like a yataghan, a Turkish sword.
- The recurved swords carried by the footsoldiers in the second picture couldn't be identified.
- The guy riding the lion in the second picture seems to be carrying a khukri.

This is interesting. Are these representations of Indian warriors who carried these weapons or is it their equivalent of fantasy swords (Let's stick these sculptures with those weird swords that that trader dude is always talking about:)).

Clothing/Armor

The horsemen are wearing a kulavi (a traditional headdress of the Vijayanagara Period). A curious thing about the horsemen is that while they seem to be carrying weapons, they are wearing no armor. In fact, one can even see the folds of the dhoti on the horsemen's legs. I don't think that anyone would be dumb enough to wear no armor, if they were going into combat. So, either it must be a sculptural convention or some kind of parade is being depicted.
The foot soldiers on the second pictures seem to be wearing some kind of lamellar armor.