[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Gandharva # Gandharva In this baluster from an Orissan temple, a male flautist stands gracefully on a lotus with foliage and plays upon a bamboo flute. His costume consists of a waistcloth with jewelled girdle and a sacred cord (yajnopavita) and jewellery. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 995–1104 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-274-1951](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-274-1951) · Pramāṇa