The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.358
The Antiquities of Orissa v2.c17.s1.358
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v2.c17.s1.358
The fourth is Vaiṣṇavī, wife of Viṣṇu. In sculpture she is one-faced and four-handed, having a Garuḍa at her feet. In the text she is described as a dark-complexioned woman with six arms, mounted on Garuḍa, bedecked with garland of wild flowers and holding by the right hands a lotus, a garland and the sign of blessing, and by the left a conch-shell, the sign of encouragement and a discus.