Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c26.68

v4.c26.68

*Saurabhēya-Subrahmaṇya* should have four faces, eight eyes and eight arms and should be seated upon a *kamalāsana*; in the right hands there should be the *śakti*, a lotus, flowery arrows and *abhaya*; and in the left hands *vajra*, a bow made of sugar-cane, a *śūla*, and *varada*. He should be standing with his right leg kept firmly on the ground and the left leg somewhat bent. His colour should be that of the lotus flower.