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Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c75.s2.61

Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c75.s2.61

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v2.c75.s2.61

**Harinegameśi or Naigameśa**—is represented in sculpture as a male figure, either with the head of a ram or antelope or a goat. He is accredited for granting the boon of child-birth. He is not altogether a new Jain origin. His affinity with Dakṣa Prajāpati is beyond donbt.