[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) › Dvarapala # Dvarapala The door guardian (dvarapala) is complete from the hip upwards. The right hand is raised in a gesture of protection (abhaya mudra); the left hand rests on the hip. Wearing a coronet of the conventional karanda-makuta type; makara-kundala ear pendants; a broad torque; waistband; sacred cord tied with a bow; - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 795–904 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-5-1967](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-5-1967) · Pramāṇa