Lakshmi-Varaha (goddess Lakshmi accompanying Vishnu in his boar or Varaha roopa) is an auspicious form, worshipped by Vaishnavas as a reminder of the protection that the mighty preserver Lord extends to his children. Saving the Earth from the depths of the ocean, Varaha restored balance in the universe and annihilated the demon Hiranyakasha. In this bronze icon, he is represented as a divine sovereign, beautifully adorned and sitting in the regal Lalitasana posture, shaded by Shesha (Vishnu’s serpent), carrying his conch and discus, Abhaya mudra and holding Sridevi or Lakshmi in his lap.
Comparatively smaller in form, Lakshmi too is adorned regally, carries a lotus bud in her hand which symbolizes the beginning of creation or life on earth (after its rescue from the ocean), and has her legs placed on a lotus pedestal emerging from the secondary platform.
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