prabhamandala
प्रभामण्डल prabhāmaṇḍalaThe arch or disc of light shown behind the head or body of a devata in iconography, a mark of divinity on a murti.
Where this term appears
- How to Read a Murti Deities
… Shiva's five aspects; the arch or disc of light behind the head, the prabhamandala , marks divinity itself; and the whole figure is built to a system of sacred proportion, talamana , measured in face-lengths, …
- Who is Shiva? Deities
Around the whole dancing form runs a ring of fire, the prabhāmaṇḍala .