Durga

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Brass Durga

Size (WxDxH)       :  10 X 4.5 X 13 Inches

Finish : Clear Brass

Durga is a major Hindu goddess Devi, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is one of the most popular and widely revered Hindu deities. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction and wars.

Durga is seen as a motherly figure and often depicted as a beautiful woman, riding a lion or tiger, with many arms each carrying a weapon and often defeating demons. She is widely worshipped by the followers of the goddess centric sect, Shaktism, and has importance in other denominations like Shaivism and Vaishnavism.

The most important texts of Shaktism, Devi Mahatmya and Devi-Bhagavata Purana reveres Devi (the Goddess) as the primordial creator of the universe and the Brahman .She is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism.

This elegant piece of Durga sculpture handcrafted in Clear brass .