Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c28.7

v4.c28.7

A second description of the image of Chaṇḍēśvara is as follows. The complexion of this deity should be conch-white; there should be three eyes and four arms and in the *jaṭā-makuṭa* the crescent moon. The figure of the deity should be seated in the *vīrāsana* posture and should carry in its back hands the *dhanus* called the *Pināka* and the *bāṇa* called the *Amōgha*, while the front hands should be kept in the *varada* and *abhaya* poses.