[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) › Parvati # 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) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.49-144](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.49-144) · Pramāṇa