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Goddess Siddhalakshmi

1000s

India, Kashmir

Medium
bronze
Measurements
Overall: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.47
Public Domain
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Location
244 Indian and Southeast Asian
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In tantric texts, this goddess is described as white.

Description

This specific goddess with five heads and ten arms is described in Hindu ritual handbooks from Kashmir. She is white in color and "rests on a lotus and Shiva." Her left hands hold, from top to bottom: an elephant goad, manuscript, noose (broken), the gift-giving gesture, and a hatchet. In her right hands are a sword, trident, skull staff, skull cup, and the gesture of protection. These objects reveal the awe-inspiring extent of her knowledge, skill, and power to defeat enemies on behalf of her devotees.

Goddess Siddhalakshmi

1000s

India, Kashmir

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