- A ****amala, jaap maala, or
simply mala (Sanskrit: माला; mālā,
meaning 'garland') is a loop of
prayer beads commonly used in
Indian religions such as Hinduism...
- (gesture of blessing).
Another scripture prescribes that a
trishula and
akshamala (rosary) are held in the two
right hands. In the two-armed form, the right...
- one of 14
Shaiva (Shiva-related) Upanishads. The
Upanishad describes akshamala (rosary) and its
importance in ****a, the
meditative repetition of a mantra...
- (staff),
pasha (noose), gada (mace), sword, lotus, horn,
musala (pestle),
akshamala (rosary). A hand is held in
varada mudra (boon-giving gesture). In the...
-
Weapon Lotus, Chakra, Kamandalu, Dh****ha (Bow), Arrow, Gada (Mace),
Akshamala (Rosary), Jar of holy
Elixir i.e. Sura and
blood Mount Tiger Consort Shiva...
- a Yogapatta. His four arms are
shown in
different ways. He
carries an
akshamala in his
upper right hand; the
upper left hand is
shown as
carrying fire;...
- faces, each
oriented in a
cardinal direction. The four arms hold the
akshamala (rosary), the
pustaka (book), the
kurka (kusha gr****) and the kamandalu...
-
Suprabhedagama prescribes a ten-armed
Gajasurasamhara should hold an
akshamala (rosary), a sword, a
shaktyayudha (power-weapon), a
danda (staff), a trishula...
-
being p****ive. The
presiding image is
sported in
standing posture with an
Akshamala in her hands.
There is an
image of a lion in her
pedestal indicating that...
- gift
giving mudra,
while he
should be
shown with
kundika (water pot),
akshamala (rosary), and a
small and a
large sruk-sruva (ladles used in
yajna ceremonies)...
