Specification
- Product Code :BS7476
- Material :Brass
- Size :5.50"H x 1.70"W x 1.50"D
- Weight :320 gm.
Description
In this spectacular dhokra statue, the Lord Krishna, the popular deity of Hinduism, is crafted playing his flute. His immortal tune of love mesmerised the young ladies (gopis) in Vrindaban. Precision of a surgeon, flawless designs mark the figure. The figurine attests to the excellence of the dhokra artists. Their deep desire to preserve their fine arts is manifest here. Literally meaning "oldest," dhokra is a crafting tradition dating as far back as 2000 B.C. Dhokra art is largely associated with the tribal groups of northern India, including Vindhyas and the Eastern Ghats, Bihar and its surroundings, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. Myriad images are cast in the dhokra tradition as artisans preserve their millenary culture, custom and belief through the wondrous pieces they create.
Specification
- Product Code :B6216
- Material :Brass
- Size :25.50"H x 11.50"W x 6.50"D
- Weight :16.920 kg.
Description
Lord Muruga has been given a place of place in Hindu pantheon. He is considered essentially as the Tamil God (Tamizh Kadavul). He is the repository of Jñana (Knowledge) and the very fountainhead of the three branches of Tamil literature -- prose (iyal), verse (icai) and theatre (natakam). His glory and pre-eminence arise due to three reasons: He ‘arrived’ on this planet as the son of Lord Siva, as the younger brother of Lord Ganesa and as the nephew of Lord Narayana. He is worshipped as Kaliyuga Varada, the God who blesses and protects those who ardently seek His grace (in this Age of Quarrel). Kausalya, Lord Rama's mother invoked the blessings of Skanda when Rama took leave of her prior to his departure to the forest as per King Dasaratha's wish. And in the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna declares that among all commanders, He is Skanda.
Muruga contains in Himself the three divine eternal functions -- creation (sristi), protection (sthithi) and destruction (samhara) as evidenced by the three first letters in His name: MU -- Mukundan (Vishnu), RU -- Rudra (Siva) and KA -- Kamalan (Brahma). The three integral elements of Muruga's personality are spear (vel) in His hand, peacock as His mount and cock adorning His banner. Vel signifies jñanasakti (power of wisdom); this was given to Muruga by His Divine Mother. Parvati wishing Him victory over asuras (titans) led by the tyrannous Surapadma. The glittering spear of Muruga is venerated by devotees as Sakti Vel or Veera Vel signifying its extraordinary power and strength. Cock and peacock represent nada and bindu. The peacock displays the divine shape of Omkara when it spreads its magnificent plumes into a full-blown circular form, while the cock proclaims loudly the Pranava sound OM. Muruga shines as the very essence of the Vedas and mantras.
Specification
- Product Code :4059
- Material :Cotton Cloth
- Size :44" x 35"
Description
The Kalamkari painting depicts Lord Murugan, the son of Lord Shiva in a nice way. Lord Murugan, son of Lord Shiva is especially popular among the Tamil population of South India. There is an ancient anecdote about the origin of Murugan. When Sati, the consort of Shiva immolated herself at the Daksha Yagna she was later reborn as Uma, or Parvati the daughter of the mountain king Himavaan (the Himalayas). Depressed over the loss of Sati, Lord Shiva engaged himself in yogic meditation in the Himalayas. However, in the meantime, a demon named Surapadman wraught havoc on earth causing untold miseries to human beings. The gods realised that only the son born of Shiva could lead the gods to triumph over Tarakasuran, Surapadman and their companions. As a result,they plotted with Kamadeva, to persuade Shiva and shoot a flower arrow at Shiva, when he was engrossed in deep meditation. The trick worked. When Kama shot his arrow, Mahadev opened his third eye and burned Kama to ashes instantly. The fire from Shiva's third eye were hard to extinguish and it was then carried by the river Ganges into the Saravana forest. There the fire was brought to a pond called Saravana Poigai. Out of the fire were born six children of Lord Shiva. Parvati combined these six babies into one with six faces, i.e. Shanmukha or Arumugan or Murugan. Murugan became the general of the demi-gods and led the gods to victory against the demons.
Specification
- Product Code : B6607
- Material : Brass
- Size : 15.50"H x 6.50"W x 6.25"D
- Weight : 5.500 kg.
Description
Specification
- Product Code :3855
- Material :Brass
- Size :9.50"H x 3.50"W x 3"D
- Weight :1.400 Kg.
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Specification
- Product Code: 6620
- Material : Brass
- Weight : 750 gm.
- Size: 5.50"H x 3.25"W x 2.75"D
Description
The awe-inspiring brass figure of Narasimha, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is minutely treated with some dazzling carvings on it. In Narasimha Avatar, Lord Vishnu appears as a semi-man, semi-lion in this world. The demon king Hiranyakasyapa, wanted to become immortal and wanted to remain young forever. He meditated for Lord Brahma and because of his severe penance the gods were frightened and asked Brahma to pacify the king. Lord Brahma, on the other hand, was impressed by his austerity and granted him a boon. The boon was that HiranyaKasyapa would neither killed by a man or beast, nor in daylight or at night and neither inside or outside a building. Having obtained the wish he considered himself the supreme God and prohibited all types of worship of gods. But his son Prahlada was a great devotee of Vishnu. This enraged Hiranyakasyapa very much. He tried numerous ways to kill Prahlada including asking his sister Holika to sit with Prahlada in the fire. But the great devotee of Vishnu escaped unhurt. Enraged, frustrated once he asked Prahlad to show him where Lord Vishnu resides. Prahlad said, "He is everywhere". Further enraged, Hiranyakasyapa knocked down a pillar, and asked if Lord was present there. Lord Vishnu then emerged as a half lion, half man from the pillar, which was neither inside the house nor outside, and the time was evening, neither night nor day. He then killed Hiranyakasyapa thus saving the life of his devotee Prahlada. The anecdote of Prahlad is revered in great reverence by the Hindus and has been inspiring them a lot.
In this beautiful Kalamkari painting, Lord Narasimha is shown seated on a royal chair in a graceful manner. Lord Vishnu, one of the Trimurty Gods in Hinduism, in his ten incarnations salvaged the human beings from the impending danger. Narasimha is His fourth incarnation and in this incarnation, Vishnu destroyed the demon king Hiranyakashipu and demonstrated his omnipresence in a powerful way. King Hiranyakashipu’s son Prahlad was a great devotee of Vishnu. But the king thought himself even more powerful than Vishnu. Lord Vishnu killed Narasimha and salvaged the human beings from the atrocities of the cruel king.
The beautiful brass figure shows Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, killing Hiranyakashipu on His lap.
Narasimha (‘man-lion’) is described as an incarnation (avatara) of Vishnu within the Puranic texts of Hinduism who takes the form of half-man / half-lion He has a human torso and lower body, but with a lion-like face and claws. He is worshipped in deity form by a significant number of Vaishnava groups throughout India (especially in the South) and is primarily known as the 'Great Protector', being a form of Vishnu who specifically defends and protects his devotees in times of need.
According to Puranic traditions, in his previous avatar of (Varaha), Vishnu killed a rakshasa known as Hiranyaksha. Hiranyaksha's brother Hiranyakashipu, greatly angered by this, started to abhor Lord Vishnu and His followers. After years of great austerity and penance, he could please Brahma and the latter offers him a special boon.
The boon was that neither man, nor beast nor weapon could kill him; nor would he die indoors or outdoors. Endowed with this boon, he assumed total invincibility and conquered the earth and the nether worlds. Intoxicated by his victory, he declared himself as the lord of the universe, and directed his subjects to worship none other than himself.
The only one of his subjects to defy his orders was his own son Prahlada, a staunch devotee of Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu tried his level best to convince Prahlad, and then to kill him indirectly. However, none worked. Finally he challenged him to show him Narayana, whom he worshipped so fervently. Prahlada insisted that Vishnu was omnipresent and that there was no need to show him. An enraged Hiranyakashipu broke open a pillar in front of him, to disprove his son's assertion, and out of this pillar sprang out Narasimha, the man-lion form of Vishnu, who killed him on his doorstep, placing him on his lap.
The fourth incarnation of Vishnu, the Narasimha, is being beautifully designed by the Pata artist with some splendid application of colours and lines. The background of the painting is being nicely painted with some spectacular floral designs on it. In this beautiful painting of Narasimha, Lord Vishnu is painted killing the demon king Hiranyakashipu. The ferocious image is a reflective of the demonstration of the God’s omnipresence in a powerful way. Patachiytra paintings are popular in Orissa and are centred on the temple. The style of painting is being handed down from generations to generations.
Specification
- Product Code :B6433
- Material :Brass
- Size :2.75"H x 2"W x 1.50"D
- Weight :210 gm.
Description
Specification
- Product Code :B308
- Material :Brass
- Size :7.50"H x 5"W x 2.75"D
- Weight :1.630 kg.
Description
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The beautiful images of Lord Hanuman in a devoted posture and the Lord Narayan seated on the Lotus are being treated with a greater sense of polishness and minute detail. Carved out of Red Sandstone, the figures show greater degree of refinement. The Lord Narayan is seated with crossed legs on the lotus and Hanuman is bowing before the Lord Ram with folded hands.
