Lakshmi the great goddess who was born out of a lotus flower, and was endowed with all the qualities of a lotus- beauty, purity, newness, and abundance finds a representation in this Tanjore painting that is befitting of her status as the one who rules over all the material and spiritual wealth.
Her form is sheathed in gold and reminds us of her earliest mentions in the Sri Suktam, a Rig Vedic verse whose first word describes Lakshmi as ‘Hiranya-varna’ meaning, "one whose skin is like the color of pure gold." The same verse goes on to mention that as Lakshmi emerges from the depths of the Kshirsagar, as a result of the churning, she is welcomed by two celestial elephants, who sprinkle upon her water from golden pots.
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