ired ▁by ▁the ▁pri ests ▁in ▁the ▁daily ▁r ites . ▁ ▁The ▁P and h arp ur ▁image ▁also ▁be ars , ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁breast , ▁the ▁mark ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁s riv ats al anch h ana — sa id ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁curl ▁of ▁white ▁hair , ▁usually ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁breast ▁of ▁V ish nu ▁and ▁Kr ish na ▁images . ▁The ▁image ▁is ▁also ▁dign ified ▁with ▁a ▁ring - sh aped ▁mark ▁called ▁shr in ik et ana ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁breast , ▁me kh ala ▁( a ▁three - string ed ▁wa ist - b elt ), ▁a ▁long ▁stick ▁( k ath i ) ▁embedded ▁in ▁the ▁ground ▁between ▁the ▁legs , ▁and ▁double ▁ring ▁and ▁p ear l ▁bra ce lets ▁on ▁the ▁el b ows . ▁ ▁Cons ort s ▁▁ ▁V ith oba ▁is ▁usually ▁dep icted ▁with ▁his ▁main ▁cons ort , ▁Rak hum ai , ▁on ▁his ▁left ▁side . ▁Rak hum ai ▁( or ▁Rak ham ai ) ▁literally ▁means ▁' m other ▁R uk min i '. ▁R uk min i ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁viewed ▁as ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Kr ish na . ▁H ind us ▁generally ▁consider ▁Kr ish na ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁V ish nu , ▁hence ▁his ▁cons ort ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁Lak sh mi . ▁Just ▁like ▁her ▁cons ort , ▁Rak hum ai ▁is ▁also ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁arms - ak im bo ▁post ure , ▁standing ▁on