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Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c35.s2.22

Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c35.s2.22

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v4.c35.s2.22

In sculpturing the images of the apsarasas they should be represented as having slender waists, large gluteals and well developed busts. They should all look very pretty with a smiling countenance and adorned with all ornaments and draped in silk garments. They must be standing erect (sama-bhaṅga) on bhadra-pīṭhas.