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Each hands has an auspicious mark <i>(laksana</i>) on the exposed palm. The Buddha is framed in an elaborate arched-surround (<i>torana</i>), with slender open-work pilasters with elaborate base and capital mouldings supporting flamboyant makara-creatures whose tails create the framing nimbus for the Buddha. The<i> torana</i> displays traces of inlaid lapis lazuli, a rare and prized material sourced in the region of Afghanistan.\r\n\r\nThe Buddha is depicted wearing his robes in the southern Indian manner, with the right shoulder exposed. The hair is represented by simple incisions rather than the conventional curls. Other details include a five-flamed cranial <i>ushnisa</i>, a forehead<i> urna </i>mark resembling an inverted question-mark and extended ear lobes. He stands on a plain lotus-type circular pedestal, the latter cast in one piece with a square base.\r\n\r\nOn the front of the base is a Tamil inscription in Grantha script, recording that the image, named as ‘Sivametangararmuvar’, was consecrated in the year Yuva on the 24th day of the month of Vaikasi.","physicalDescription":"A standing figure with detachable arched-surround (<i>torana</i>). The right hand in <i>abhaya mudra</i>, the left in <i>varada mudra</i>, each with a conventional palm-mark. The right shoulder is left bare by the robe which clings tightly to the flesh. The hair, instead of being curled, is represented by simple incisions. Other details include a five-flamed <i>ushnisa</i>, an <i>urna</i> resembling an inverted question-mark and extended ear lobes. The arch is formed by two spewing makaras, the latter supported by pilasters inlaid with lapis-lazuli. The figure stands on a plain lotus-type circular pedestal, the latter cast in one piece with a square base. 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