Bronze Ganesh Statue Playing Flute 38” The chubby Ganesh is light on his feet with his legs bent springing about on his chubby yet shapely legs. He has four arms, two of which hold a flute. A flute is usually a instrument played by Krishna. Ganesh, like Krishna affirms life by celebrating in its wonders, music being one of these. In his other two hands he holds a noose and axe. His trunk is raised straight up symbolizing good luck. The casting is beautiful as you can see in the fine details of the fingers and toes. Each detail is rendered perfectly. $7950 Additional Information: http://www.lotussculpture.com/40b116.htmlBronze Bala Murugan Statue with Vel 18” Shiva’s other son besides Ganesh is Kartikeya, also known as Kumara, Skanda, Subramanya, Shanmukha or Murugan (used in Tamil Nadu). As Subramanya, he has two consorts, Valli and Devasena, who embody Jnana Shakti, the power of knowledge and Kriya Shakti, the power of action. As Kartikeya he is designated the deity of war, guarding right and destroying evil. As Shanmukha, the six-headed, he teaches that we have five senses and the mind, and only when all six are in harmony is there spiritual growth. His vahana or vehicle is the peacock who struts around admiring his own beauty. Murugan keeps the peacock around to remind us not to let pride and egotism get the better of us. In his hand he holds the vel and a sharp spear. He uses the vel to guard the spiritual progress of the world. $1190 Additional Information: http://www.lotussculpture.com/10bc15.html
Masterpiece Ravana Lifting Kailash 96” A masterpiece Hindu wood carving depicting the 10 headed, 20 armed Ravana trying to shake mount Kailash with Shiva and Parvati seated upon it. The carvings boasts a multitude of figures including; A benign form of Shiva and Parvati with Nandi. Above them looms Mahakala with 4 flying celestial attendants. Eleven rishis or temple priests in various poses around the sculpture. Ganesh is shown on the right side of the panel along with one of his dwarf attendants or gana. On the opposite side is Ganesha’s brother, Murugan. There are cows and deer amongst the vegetation along with a small Shiva Lingam. On the bottom of the carving kneeling beneath mount Kailash is the menacing demon king, Ravana with 10 heads and 20 arms playing a veena with one of his heads on the end of it. The panel is painted in South Indian style like the brightly colored gopurams of South Indian temples. At the customers’ request we can put hooks on the back of the carving for hanging into wall studs. The carving is a masterpiece! $6850Marble Saraswati Seated on Swan 23” $2950
Gopal Krishna is captured in his pose of playing the flute enchanting all the cow herders’ daughters with his good looks and the melodies of his music. Krishna’s face is beautiful has a slight smile on his lips, as if he knows that he is in some way up to mischief! No detail is spared on his cloths and jewelry. All of his jewels are perfectly carved. He wears makara earrings. His headdress, jewelry and clothing are simply beautiful. No detail was spared on this stunning sculpture. The lotus base has beautiful carvings on it. One aspect of this sculpture which is particularly unique is that Krishna’s fingers are not wrapped around the flute as usual. The pose catches his fingers in the act of playing the flute with some of his fingers extended. The flute even has holes in it like real flute. $8500Bronze Nallur Shiva on Dwarf 23.5” This form of Shiva dancing on top of a seated dwarf holding a knife is called Nallur Shiva. It is named after a lord Shiva temple named Periyandeswarar temple which is in Nallur Village. This temple is home to the oriiginal statue. The statue design has many unique aspects. Shiva is dancing on the head of a dwarf rather than on his prostrate body. The dwarf is looking forward holding a knife in his hands. Shiva’s step looks light a feather because the dwarf shows no sign of bending under Shiva’s foot. Shiva has 8 hands that hold a 3 headed serpent, a bell, agni or fire, a drum, a knife and a stick. The arch is oval in shape. It has the typical flames on the outer arch with swirls of water on the inner arch. There are two mythical beast called makaras on the base of the arch along side the dwarf. There is a lotus flower carved into the base. The design is a beautiful departure from the most popular form of dancing Shiva; Nataraja. It gives one a different aspect of dancing Shiva to meditate upon. $1790
Antique Shakti Marriaman Statue 36” The antique Shakti Marriaman Statue is estimated to be 13th to 14th century. A steel base has been made to hold the piece upright. Shakti has 8 arms, which hold a variety of weapons among them, a sword and trident. Her right hand is facing down in the abhaya mudra or ‘fear not’ hand position. Her hair is pushed back vertical, standing on edge personifying the energy that is Shakti. Shakti wears earrings, necklaces and leggings with tassels hanging off to each side. She has a sensual womanly figure with motherly exposed breasts embodying mother Devi. The face has been worn down from years of devotees touching the surface. The unusual nub that protrudes from the bottom of the statue was used to affix the sculpture to the base of a wall so it could not move. $85,000Stunning Bronze Dancing Kali Statue 37” This beautiful sculpture of the Goddess Kali is the fierce goddess in her passive and benign form. Kali is dancing with her head tilted back looking up. She has 8 hands holding a trident, sword, noose, shield, bell with a trident on it, skull cup, and a dharmu or drum . The trident is cast separately from Kali and can be removed from her hand. Her face is beautiful with a slight smile on her lips. Her hair is spread out wildly and perfectly frames her beautiful features. Her legs are spread open in a diamond shape a dance posture known as chatura or “square dance”. A fantastic fiery arch surrounds Kali. The bronze has a beautiful color. Over time it will darken and only become a richer, warmer hue of bronze. $6785
Hanuman Carrying the Mountain 18” This beautiful sculpture of Lord Hanuman depicts the monkey god carrying a mountain of herbs to Lakshmana from the Ramayana epic. He also has a large club over his shoulder as he steps over mountainous terrain. $1150
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