 Chapter 51 of "Manasara-Silpasastra", an ancient design manual in Sanskrit for making Murti and temples, states that a Brahma statue should be golden in color.The text recommends that the statue have four faces and four arms, have "jata-mukuta-mandita" (matted hair of an ascetic), and wear a diadem (crown).Two of his hands should be in refuge granting and gift giving mudra, while he should be shown with "kundika" (water pot), "akshamala" (rosary), and a small and a large "sruk-sruva" (laddles used in yajna ceremonies).