Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c11.26

v1.c11.26

This type of the image of Varāha-Vishṇu has to be seated upon a *siṁhāsana*, with the right leg hanging down, while the left one is bent and kept resting on the seat. This image should have four arms, in two of which the *śaṅkha* and the *chakra* have to be carried, while the front right hand should be in the *abhaya* pose and the front left hand be resting upon the left thigh. The complexion of Pralaya-Varāha has to be blue; and the image is to be clothed in yellow garments and decked with all the usual ornaments.