Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s5.13

v2.c74.s5.13

Dr. Bannerjea observes; ‘The pose may not be as common as the other two, but it is also used in the iconographic art of ancient and medieval India, especially in the representations of goddesses and other attendants of principal deities. Ṛṣyaśrṅga on the Mathura railing—and the goddesses on certain copper coins of Azes, tentatively identified by me as Durgā....are undoubtedly depicted in the tribhanga pose.’