Book Title: Treasures from the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum
Author(s): L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ Jan Education International 7 Standing Brahma Granite, Chola style, South India Ca. 9th Century A.D. (Pallava-Chola transition) 150 x 44 x 23 cms. Acc. No.1099 Gift of Mrs. Madhuri D. Desai, Bombay A three-faced Brahma is standing erect on a lotus pedestal. He is wearing a tall jata mukuta and a dhoti, clinging to his legs. His upper right hand shows abhaya mudra whereas the upper left is resting on his pelvis. The other two hands are. folded on the back. He is wearing ear-ornaments, a necklace, yajnopavita, udarabandha, kamarbandha, armlets and bracelets. The stylised ends of his dhoti appear on either side. See P.R. Srinivasan, Rare Sculptures of the Early Chola Period, Lalit Kala No.5, April, 1959, Bombay. For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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