South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c8.s7.15

c8.s7.15

The two illustrations in the accompanying plates (figs. 39 and 40) show another form of standing Vishnu, known as Pānduranga or Vithōba. The characteristic feature of the image is that it has two arms which, being bent at the elbow, are placed on its hips. A poem in praise of this form of Vishnu, entitled *Pāndurangāshtaka*, is attributed to Sankarāchārya of about the eighth century A.D.