Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c26.49

v4.c26.49

*Subrahmaṇya* : This aspect of Skanda should be of the colour of *kuṅkuma* (saffron) and be adorned with *keyūra*, *hāra* and other ornaments. One of the right hands should be held in the *abhaya* and in the rest must be the *śakti*, *kukkuṭa*, and a *padma*. The colour of this aspect of the deity should be that of the rising sun and that of the sandal paste and the clothing red. Or, the figure may have only two arms of which one should rest upon the hip (*kaṭyavalambita*) and the other hand be held in the *abhaya* pose.