Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.55
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.55
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There are yet two more mudrās which though not ornaments proper but may be called ornamental decorations. They are ‘Prabhāvalī’ and ‘Siraścakra’ which are characteristic features of Indian images in general. Both these are halos, round the whole of the divine body and from the artistic point of view they really serve the purpose of the stele or the back slab.