Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.s2.t2.26

v2.c16.s2.t2.26

Śiva and the Dēvi is therefore of the *adhama* class. Both the Dēva and the Dēvi are standing upon *padmāsanas* as required by the Sanskrit texts. The fourth is a photograph of the Umā-sahita-mūrti to be found in the Śiva temple at Agaram Śēttūr (See fig. 2, Pl. XV). In this case, the figures of Śiva and Umā are standing each on a separate pedestal and are each surrounded by a *prabhāmaṇḍala* of elaborate workmanship. The Dēvi has three bends in her body and keeps in her right hand a *nīlōtpala* flower. The figure of Śiva is almost similar to the one first described; the left hand, instead of being held in the *varada* pose, is held in the *siṃhakarṇa* pose. The artistic merit of this group of images is also far from excellent. Fig. 1, Pl. XVIII is the photograph of the Umā-sahita-mūrti of the temple at Madeour. This is a fine piece of sculpture correctly conceived and very neatly executed. In this group Śiva and Umā stand on two *padmapīṭhas* which are fixed on a *bhadrapīṭha* and are both surrounded by a single *prabhāmaṇḍala*.