[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [National Museum, New Delhi](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm) › Kartikeya # Kartikeya The figure depicted is Kartikeya, a four-armed deity seated in the lalitasana position on the back of a peacock. He holds a shakti and vajra in his rear hands, while his front right hand is positioned in abhaya mudra and his left hand is in varada mudra. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1600–1699 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.47-109-186](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.47-109-186) · Pramāṇa