South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c12.s2.32

c12.s2.32

VĀYU. Vāyu, the lord of the north-west, is blue in colour. In his hands are seen a fan, flag, *varada* and *abhaya*. He rides on a deer (fig. 151). An image of Vāyu at Chidambaram shows him only with two hands of which the right holds the flag and the left rests on the waist.