Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.s3.15

v2.c16.s3.15

Śiva and Umā should be seated on a seat, embracing each other. Śiva should have the jaṭā-makuṭa on his head with the crescent moon stuck in it; he should have two arms, in the right one of which there should be a nīlōtpala flower and the left one should be placed in embrace on the left shoulder of Umā. Umādēvī should have a handsome bust and hip; she should have her right hand thrown in embrace on the right shoulder of Śiva and should keep in her left hand a mirror. The figures of Śiva and Umā should be sculptured very beautifully.