Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c26.74

v4.c26.74

Pls. CXXI-CXXIX illustrate the various aspects of Subrahmaṇya. Fig. 1, Pl. CXXI, belongs to the collection of the late Mr. M. K. Nārāyaṇa-svāmi Ayyar and represents Skanda or Vēlāyudha-Subrahmaṇya. In the right hand of the image is a daṇḍa and a śakti is kept resting on his right arm. The left hand rests upon the hip. The image is clothed with only a kaupīna and wears the ornaments generally worn by boys. This is a modern piece of work.