• Maharishi Patanjali Black stone Statue with Serpent 8 Inch from India

• Patanjali in meditation with four arms and his lower portion as the Ananta Sesa Cobra,representing the original source of all teachers & gurus. His 2 rear hands hold the emblems of Vishnu, A Discus and Conch, while his front hands are in the Namaste or prayer postion, the Anjali Mudra.

• These Indian stone art statues by the Indian craftsmen are suitable for decorative purpose as well as unique Indian gifts.

• Simply dust the piece as needed.If you really want it to shine you can use a cotton cloth to buff the smooth surfaces which really makes it glisten.

• Size- 8.2''x4.4''x2.4''

Patanjali, is the original founder of the Yoga Sutras, which has been universally acknowledged as the fundamental text on yoga and meditation in the Indian classical tradition.He is also the sage regarded in the opening prayer of Ashtanga Yoga.The Yoga Sutras codifies the royal or best (raja) yoga practices, presenting these as a eight-limbed system (ashtanga).The philosophic tradition is related to the Samkhya school.The focus is on the mind; the second sutra defines Yoga - it is the cessation of all mental fluctuations, all wandering thoughts cease and the mind is focused on a single thought (ekagrata).