Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s2.7
Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s2.7
- Language
- English
v4.c33.s2.7
Two illustrations of the figure of Agni are given on Pls. CLII and figure 2, CLIII. The first figure is found in the Śiva temple at Kaṇḍiyūr in Travancore. It has two heads which are of the goat, seven arms and three legs. Of the seven arms four are on the right side and three on the left. The second figure belongs to the Śiva temple at Chidambaram and is almost similar to the first figure. Instead of the faces being those of goats, as in the first figure, they are human in this case and a bull (not a ram as required by the *āgamas*) is sculptured behind Agni as his vehicle.