Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c18.28.4

v3.c18.28.4

1, Pl. LXXXVIII is the reproduction of the photograph of a bronze statuette of Sūrya preserved in the Madras Museum. In this, Sūrya is seen seated upon a chariot having a single wheel drawn by seven horses and driven by Aruṇa. This figure is encircled by a prabhāvaḷi. The goddesses Rājñī waving a chāmara and Nikshubhā with what appears to be an umbrella are seen standing on either side of Sūrya. Fig. 2 on the same plate is a piece of sculpture belonging to the modern Bombay school. It is carved in marble; Sūrya is here shown with four hands carrying a lotus each in the back hands and the akshamālā and the kamaṇḍalu in the front ones, and seated upon a chariot drawn by seven horses driven by Aruṇa. Fig. 2, Pl. XCIII belongs to the North Indian [To face page 317]