Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c26.63

v4.c26.63

Bālasvāmi is the aspect of Subrahmaṇya as a child. If he is sculptured as standing by the side of his parents, as in the Sōmāskanda aspect of Śiva, he should be represented as a child carrying a lotus in each hand; if, however, he is shown separately, he may be sculptured with a padma in his right hand and with the left hand resting upon the hip (kaṭyavalambita). The colour of this aspect is also red.