oba ▁images ▁are ▁generally ▁model led ▁on ▁his ▁central ▁image ▁in ▁P and h arp ur . ▁The ▁P and h arp ur ▁image ▁is ▁a ▁black ▁bas alt ▁sculpt ure ▁that ▁is ▁ ▁tall . ▁V ith oba ▁is ▁dep icted ▁as ▁dark ▁young ▁boy . ▁The ▁poet - s ain ts ▁have ▁called ▁him ▁" Par a - bra h man ▁with ▁a ▁dark ▁complex ion ". ▁He ▁we ars ▁high , ▁con ical ▁head ge ar ▁or ▁a ▁crown , ▁interpreted ▁as ▁Sh iva ' s ▁symbol — the ▁L ing a . ▁Thus , ▁according ▁to ▁Z elli ot , ▁V ith oba ▁represents ▁Sh iva ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁V ish nu . ▁The ▁first ▁V ark ari ▁poet - s aint , ▁D ny an esh war ▁( 1 3 th   century ), ▁states ▁that ▁V ith oba ▁( V ish nu ) ▁car ries ▁Sh iva , ▁who ▁according ▁to ▁Va ish nav ism ▁is ▁V ish nu ' s ▁first ▁and ▁for em ost ▁dev ote e , ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁head . ▁ ▁V ith oba ▁is ▁shown ▁standing ▁arms - ak im bo ▁on ▁the ▁brick ▁thrown ▁by ▁the ▁dev ote e ▁P und al ik . ▁He ▁we ars ▁a ▁neck lace ▁of ▁t ul si - be ads , ▁embedded ▁with ▁the ▁legend ary ▁ka ust ub ha ▁gem , ▁and ▁mak ara - kund ala ▁( fish - sh aped ▁ear r ings ) ▁that ▁the ▁poet - s aint