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76 Humcha (Shimoga, Karnataka), c. 11th century (p. 115)
seated in lalitāsana, holds lotuses in her upper hands while the lower right and left hands show the abhaya-mudrā (actually varada-mudrā) and the son. However, the figure of her lion mount is not discernible.
Thus it is apparent that in paintings, Ambikā is represented as possessing two, four and eight hands. The paintings mostly corres
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