Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c32.35

v4.c32.35

The illustration, fig. 1, (Pl. CXLVII), comes from the Nāgēśvarasvāmin temple at Kumbhakōṇam. It is almost like the Sopāra figure; the points of difference being that the central face has not got a beard; the front right hand is in the *abhaya* pose and the back right carries ana *kshamālā*; the back left hand has a *kamaṇḍalu* and the front left hand is resting upon the thigh (*katyavalambita hāsta*). The workmanship is excellent and the effect is very pleasing.