Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c8.114
Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c8.114
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v1.c8.114
*Akshamālā* is the rosary of beads. The beads are either *rudrāksha* or *kamalāksha* in variety, and the rosary is found in the hands of Brahmā, Sarasvatī and Śiva, though rarely in association with other deities (see Pl. IV, fig. 10).