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Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s3.7

Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s3.7

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v4.c33.s3.7

The figure of Yama whose photograph is given on Pl. CLIII is found in the Śiva temple at Chidambaram. It has two arms; the right hand carries a pāśa and the left a gada. There is a small karaṇḍa-makuṭa on the head and a number of ornaments on the person. His vehicle, a bull, is standing behind him.