Parvati

The figure depicted is that of Parvati, a four-armed deity standing on a double pedestal lotus. Her lower right hand is positioned in the varada mudra, while her lower left hand holds a kamandalu or water vessel. She is shown to be engaged in one of the most severe forms of ascetic practices known as panchagni tapa.

Kind

artefact

Date

900–999 CE

Place

Nālandā (25.1400, 85.4400)