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# Figure of Brahma

Standing four-armed figure of Brahmā carved in a reddish sandstone. In his upper hands the god holds a book (pustaka) and sacrificial spoon (dhruva), now damaged. One lower hand carries a pot (kamaṇḍalu) while the other displays the gesture of offering boons (varadamudrā).

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 800–999 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-52](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-52) · Pramāṇa
