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Vishṇu is also four-armed, but has one head. His head-gear is the diadem called *kirīṭa*. He wears a yellow garment, while the colour of his body is dark blue. His chest is adorned with the symbol called *Śrīvatsa*. Two of his hands are in the gift-bestowing and refuge-granting attitudes. His attributes are the lotus-flower, the mace, the discus, and the conch-shell. At the back of his head there is an ornamental nimbus. Among numerous ornaments he is adorned with a garland of wild flowers which hangs down to his legs. His limbs are also measured in the large ten *tāla* system. He is also attended by two goddesses, Lakshmī (goddess of prosperity) and Bhūdevī (earth goddess). who are measured in the middle ten *tāla*.