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BRUHN: KHAJURAHO
denotes uncertainty due to mutilation or due to difficulties in the interpretation
missing or broken T(-:-) tirthamkara-image without cihna ălingana arm put round the hip (or hip and breast) of the other figure ālingana (kantha) arm put round the neck of the other figure brackets iconograms not kept in the hands are given in brackets
behind the general definition, e.g. 'M=I (Nandi)'. If a hand of a figure touches a part of another figure, it is indicated thus : 'left hand (F)', i.e. touching the left hand of the accompanying female figure. Similarly 'beard' in the description of a female figure means 'grabbing the male by the
beard'. cakra (ring) cakra in the simple form of a ring dhanuşkarşaņa fore-finger touching the thumb; the interpretation dh. (in
stead of jñānamudrā or pravacanamudrā) is chosen because
the iconogram occurs along with weapons downwards hand hanging down (with thumb inwards as distinguishing
mark from varada where the thumb is shown outwards); hand described as resting on a particular object is in this posi
tion if not stated otherwise kamandalu either hanging (upper part grasped by the hand) or
resting in the hand kați katy-avalambita-hasta n.f.
not shown from the front n.r. not to be recognized (if in the case of alingana one arm is
hidden behind the figure which it embraces) padmapāņi see note on (mandapa) II 64 padmasarpa blending of padma and sarpa : rolled up sarpa resembling
a full-blown lotus with stalk pata hand keeping scarf or garment sarpa (1)/(3) snake with one or three hoods śiras head (kept by a tuft of hair) in opposition to skull Remarks on single figures Μαη φαρα
II 51 etc. Ref. for vyālas (or śārdūlas) to St. Kramrisch, The Hindu Temple, II, p. 332 ff.
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