Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c19.73

v3.c19.73

*Mangala.* Mangalā is seated upon a simhāsana, and wears on her head a jaṭā-makuṭa. She carries in eight out of her ten hands the śūla, akshamālā, dhanus, a mirror, the bāṇa, kheṭaka, khaḍga, and chandra; and the remaining two hands are held in the varada and abhaya poses. She has a lovely appearance with pretty breasts and a playful smile on her countenance. She is adorned with various ornaments.