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The images of the sages are described in the next chapter (LVII). They comprise the seven well-known patriarchs, namely Agastya, Kāśyapa, Bhr̥igu, Vasishṭha, Bhārgava, Viśvāmitra, and Bharadvāja. Agastya is bright blue in complexion, Kāśyapa yellow, Bhr̥igu dark or black, Vasishṭha red, Bhārgava brownish, Viśvāmitra red, and Bharadvāja yellow. Agastya is measured in the seven *tāla*, Kāśyapa and Bhr̥igu in the eight *tāla*, and the rest in the nine *tāla*. They are represented in a purely human shape, being two-armed and two-eyed. They wear yellow garments and the sacred thread, and are distinguished by the matted hair of the ascetics. In their two hands they hold a staff and a book. Of Agastya it is stated that he is corpulent and hump-backed.