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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Muthukumara is the name of deity as found depicted in the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai (or Madura), which represents a sacred place for the worship of The Goddess (Devī).—Muthukumara or Murukan is found seated on the peacock with four hands where the upper hands are in kartarīmukha holding śakti and vajra. The other hands are in patāka (as if blessing) and patāka inverted. Valli and Deivānai are found on his two sides. Valli is found with the left hand in kapittha and the right hand in dolā. Deivānai is represented with two hands where the left hand is in dolā and the right hand is in kapittha. Both the goddesses are found to be in samapāda-sthānaka. In iconography, Murukan is found in sukhāsana pose, with four hands where the upper two hands are in kartarīmukha-hasta and the other two hands in abhaya and varada-hasta. Valli is represented with the left hand in kaṭaka-hasta and the right hand in dolā-hasta and the standing pose is in atibhaṅga in samapāda-sthānaka. The same posture is seen for Deivānai with the slight difference of kaṭaka-hasta in the right hand and dolā-hasta in the left hand.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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