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The left hand seems to hold something like a noose which is an oft repeated item in Hindu iconography (pasha/pasa)
by sreeramvenkat 2y ago
The left hand seems to hold something like a noose which is an oft repeated item in Hindu iconography (pasha/pasa)
- card_zero 2y agoIt's in both hands (one fell off), and it's this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod-and-ring_symbol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod-and-ring_symbol Gods hold it and offer it to kings, for whatever good that does them. It might be related to 𓍶, the Egyptian shen ring: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_ring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_ring Here's the pasha. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasha_(Hinduism) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasha_(Hinduism)