. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. escri23tion speaks of only fourhands. But the image of Deogiio mentionedabove has eight. In the ViQvakarma-Cilpahowever, we find instructions for makingimages of Chamunda with eight, ten, twelve orsixteen hands.^ The hgure of Chamunda foundat Devagrama is probably one of the forms ofBhima, the emaciated body disclosing a hideousskeleton with the bones and ribs all laid goddess is seated on a lotus issuing from thenavel of Purusa. Over the head and back ofthe goddess rises the figure of Airavata; oneither side of her crown there is a serpent
. The archaeological survey of Mayurabhanja. escri23tion speaks of only fourhands. But the image of Deogiio mentionedabove has eight. In the ViQvakarma-Cilpahowever, we find instructions for makingimages of Chamunda with eight, ten, twelve orsixteen hands.^ The hgure of Chamunda foundat Devagrama is probably one of the forms ofBhima, the emaciated body disclosing a hideousskeleton with the bones and ribs all laid goddess is seated on a lotus issuing from thenavel of Purusa. Over the head and back ofthe goddess rises the figure of Airavata; oneither side of her crown there is a serpent withuplifted hood. The arms of the goddess arebroken. One of her hands holds a damaru,another the aksamala (or a bead of strings), thethird hand is stretched out in the act of givingprotection {ahltaya) and the last holds the head ofa Two different images of goddess Varahi, one of which is very large, have been found in 1 ^qf^*^ ^35^*1??!? f?«i2^«rtTl^ll*: I (Vic/vakarnia-Cilpa, Chap. 7). Mayurabhanja Archaeological 31. Yaralii from Doinagandard.
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