[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.c19.176 # Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.176 Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.176 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c19.176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.176) The figure of Kaumārī is a feminine copy of that of Subrahmaṇya who is known as Kumāra. Kaumārī has four hands, in two of which she carries the \*śakti\* and the \*kukkuṭa\*, the remaining two hands being respectively in the \*abhaya\* and the \*varada\* poses. Her \*vāhana\* is the peacock and this same bird forms the emblem on her banner. She has a \*makuṭa\* said to be bound with \*vāsikā\* or \*vāchikā\*. What this means cannot be found out. Her abode is under an \*udumbara\* or fig tree. She has, according to the \*Vishṇudharmōttara\*, six faces and twelve arms; two of her hands are held respectively in the \*varada\* and the \*abhaya\* poses; - [Previous: v3.c19.175](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.175) - [Next: v3.c19.177](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.177) - [Up: v3.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19) ## Cites (1) - [Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.vaisnava.visnudharmottara) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.176](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.rao-1914.v3.c19.176) · Pramāṇa