Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.s7.41

v2.c16.s7.41

tightly fitting breeches, and He wears also a fluttering scarf (*angavastram*) and a sacred thread. One right hand holds a drum (*ḍamāru*, *uḍukkai*), the other is uplifted in *abhaya mudrā* (do not fear): one left hand holds fire, the other points downward to the lifted foot. The right foot is pressed down upon the *asura* Muyalaka, a dwarf holding a cobra; the left foot is raised. There is a lotus pedestal, from which springs an encircling arch of glory, (*tiruvāśi*), fringed with flame, and touched within by the hands holding drum and fire. The images are of all sizes, rarely if ever exceeding four feet in total height.