Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c26.53

v4.c26.53

*Kārttikēya* should have six faces and six arms and be of the colour of the rising sun. Two of his front hands should be kept in the *abhaya* and the *varada* poses, while the rest should carry *vajra*, *khēṭaka*, *śakti* and *khaḍga*.