The Hindu Temple v2.c12.271

v2.c12.271

On the rigidly symmetrical pedestal of this seated image rest its legs, crossed in ‘padmāsana’, or ‘Lotus posture’. Their horizontal volumes are supported by those of the lions forming the socle. They are neatly placed beneath the horizontal plane of the seat which has a lotus carved on it, and at a right angle, an ornate cushion and the circular cloth laid over the edge of the throne. Their crisp and meticulous ornamentation sets off the smooth volumes of limbs and lion emblems of the relief. The swinging curve of the cloth, in the vertical plane, is reabsorbed into the sculptural structure of the image by the rounded weight of the cushion and the limbs that rest on it.