Elements of Hindu Iconography, Volume 1, Issue 1Law Printing House, 1914 - Art, Hindu |
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abhaya pose Adiśēsha adorned āgamas angulas añjali pose ankuśa artist asuras avatāras Ayudha-purushas Bādāmi Balarāma Bali belong Bhrigu Bhūmidēvi boar body Brahmā Bronze Buddha carry the sankha central shrine century A.D. chakra Chandra colour deity Dēvi dhanus divine earth Ellora face figure of Vishnu flower four arms four hands front left hand gadā Ganapati Gaņēśa Garuda goddess gods hanging Hanuman Hayagriva head held Hindu Hiranyakaśipu hold image of Vishnu incarnation Indra Kamsa kataka pose khadga Krishna Lakshmi left leg lotus madhyama class Madras Museum mōdaka Narasimha Nārāyana Nuggehalli ornaments padma padmāsana Pallava paraśu Paraśurāma Parvati pāśa piece of sculpture PLATE Rakshasas Rāma reclining represented rest right leg Śakti śālagrāmas Sanaka Sanatkumāra Sanskrit sculpture seated seen serpent shown side simhāsana Śiva South India standing Stone Sūrya Tamil Tantras temple tion Trivandram Trivikrama tusk Vaikhānasāgama Vaishnava varada pose Varāha Vāsudēva Vighnēśvara weapons worship yōga