Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.65

v2.c16.65

The figure of Śiva stands astride upon the shoulders of a Rākshasa—the Apasmāra-purusha—who is sitting on the ground on his haunches and supporting himself with his hands which are planted on the ground near the feet. He too has a sort of *jaṭāmakuṭa* on his head and a *hāra* of beads round his neck. He is swarthy and burly in the build of his body, possesses a pair of pointed animal ears and is, withal, jolly and happy, as is evidenced from the broad grin on his face.