[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Elements of Hindu Iconography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914) › v3.c19.140 # Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.140 Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.140 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c19.140](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.140) In Karavīra (the modern Kolhapura) there is a temple dedicated exclusively to Mahālakshmi : it is therefore a very famous place of pilgrimage. The Viśvakarma-śāstra describes separately the figure of Mahālakshmi as found in this temple. She is represented as a small girl wearing various ornaments and looking very handsome. In her lower right hand is a pātra (vessel), and in the upper right hand the gadā named kaumōdaki; in the lower left hand she holds a bilva fruit, and in the upper left hand the khēṭaka. On her head is a Linga, (See Pl. CXII). She has to be worshipped by those who are desirous of acquiring wealth. - [Previous: v3.c19.139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.139) - [Next: v3.c19.141](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.141) - [Up: v3.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.140](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.140) · Pramāṇa