Are the gods real? What inspired these sculptors to chisel such exquisite forms? They say that the gods in the Hindu pantheon are not somewhere in a cloudy heaven. They are inside you. They are the subtle powers that drive the energy in you. Imagine when these powers inspire men, possess them, and drive them to inspired works of art.
One such inspired art is what you see here—the Dancing Lakshmi.
Begin from the top—the tree. Look at its three-dimensional projection that works to enhance the light on the face of the Goddess! And the face, ah, a divine serenity. The mother is full of love and benediction. The angle in which she has bent her face—the sculptor must have also known dancing.
Begin from the top—the tree. Look at its three-dimensional projection that works to enhance the light on the face of the Goddess! And the face, ah, a divine serenity. The mother is full of love and benediction. The angle in which she has bent her face—the sculptor must have also known dancing.
The four hands of the mother carry weapons—all symbolic of the war within, the good and the bad, the man and the beast, the suras and the asuras. The waist has been so beautifully carved that it brings the torso to the forefront such that the weapons in the hands do not look like clumsy pods of stone.
The very form is enticing—from the top to the bottom, the right outline of the body appears like a snake dancing. Snake, the kundalini, the energy within!
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