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[nb-NO]Record tools[nb-NO] [nb-NO]Displays[nb-NO]	[nb-NO]Details[nb-NO] Remove from selection Toevoegen aan selectie CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection [nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]S1959-0015-001-0 [nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Durga [nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Standing image of Durga surrounded by the saptamtrikas around her halo are rather rare, hence this sculpture is unique. Seated near her feet are the attendants and donors; she stands on a lotus pedestal with a lizard behind it. This representation of Durga is often associated with Gauri or Parvati who engaged in ascetic penance to woo Shiva into marrying her. Variously interpreted as Lalita Gauri or Gauri Kamala, this iconography is very popular in the Paramara period monuments from Hingalajagarh of the 10th-11th centuries. The goddess holds a lotus and a ‘lingam’ on a ‘yoni’ pedestal in two of her upper arms while the two lower ones are broken. This is a very formal and iconic representation of the great mother goddess that encapsulates the concept of the seven mothers within the same representation. The saptamatrikas are the shaktis or energy (represented in female form) of the major Hindu male gods namely (Indra) Indrani, (Brahma) Brahmani, (Vishnu) Vaishnavi, (Mahesh) Maheshwari, (Kumara) Kaumari, (Varaha) Varahi and (Durga) Chamunda; they bestow their energies and power on Durga to fight and win over demons such as Dhumralochana and Raktabija according to Durga Saptashati. Styliscally this sculpture hails from Madhya Pradesh of circa 11th century, from a Shakta or a Shaiva temple and would have been placed within the ‘bhadra niche.’ (Past, Present , Beyond: Re-nascence of an Art Collection, Page 27-28) [nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]India, Madhya Pradesh [nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]11th C [nb-NO]Object category[nb-NO]Classical Sculpture [nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Sandstone [nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO] H: 57 cm L: 40 cm W: 16 cm [nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Donated by the Indian Government

CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]S1959-0015-001-0

[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]Durga

[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Standing image of Durga surrounded by the saptamtrikas around her halo are rather rare, hence this sculpture is unique. Seated near her feet are the attendants and donors; she stands on a lotus pedestal with a lizard behind it. This representation of Durga is often associated with Gauri or Parvati who engaged in ascetic penance to woo Shiva into marrying her. Variously interpreted as Lalita Gauri or Gauri Kamala, this iconography is very popular in the Paramara period monuments from Hingalajagarh of the 10th-11th centuries. The goddess holds a lotus and a ‘lingam’ on a ‘yoni’ pedestal in two of her upper arms while the two lower ones are broken. This is a very formal and iconic representation of the great mother goddess that encapsulates the concept of the seven mothers within the same representation. The saptamatrikas are the shaktis or energy (represented in female form) of the major Hindu male gods namely (Indra) Indrani, (Brahma) Brahmani, (Vishnu) Vaishnavi, (Mahesh) Maheshwari, (Kumara) Kaumari, (Varaha) Varahi and (Durga) Chamunda; they bestow their energies and power on Durga to fight and win over demons such as Dhumralochana and Raktabija according to Durga Saptashati. Styliscally this sculpture hails from Madhya Pradesh of circa 11th century, from a Shakta or a Shaiva temple and would have been placed within the ‘bhadra niche.’ (Past, Present , Beyond: Re-nascence of an Art Collection, Page 27-28)

[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]India, Madhya Pradesh

[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]11th C

[nb-NO]Object category[nb-NO]Classical Sculpture

[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Sandstone

[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]

H: 57 cm
L: 40 cm
W: 16 cm

[nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Donated by the Indian Government