Vāyu rides on a gazelle


Four-armed Nirruti rides on the shoulders of a dark-complexioned man, resting his feet on his upturned palms. In his upper right hand the god carries a parashu (axe) and in his upper left a fan; his lower right hand is in abhaya mudra and his lower left rests on his thigh. Both Nirruti and his vahana have a tripundra (three horizontal lines) on their foreheads.


Size: 2850px × 3504px
Location: India
Photo credit: © The Protected Art Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: album, axe, deity, hindu, india, manuscript, nirruti, palms, tripundra