Nammalvar seated cross-legged on a throne

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Nammalvar seated cross-legged on a throne. Nammalvar has a blue complexion, with his hair gathered in a chayyakkontai on the left side of his head, topped by a coronet with a central aigrette. The alvar’s right hand is in vitarka mudra while the left is in what appears to be mushti mudra. Behind the throne is a tamarind tree, an allusion to the pivotal role played by this tree in Nammalvar’s life.

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Size: 2850px × 3531px
Location: India
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: album, coronet, deity, hindu, india, manuscript, taramind, throne, tree