6" Goddess Lakshmi | Madhuchista Vidhana (Lost-Wax) | Panchaloha Bronze from Swamimalai
Enter the divine presence with this Panchaloha bronze sculpture of Goddess Lakshmi, gracefully seated in Padmasana, radiating abundance and prosperity. Adorned with resplendent jewels and wearing the majestic Karnada Mukuta, she sits as the symbol of wealth, fortune, and auspiciousness. As the embodiment of beauty, grace, and benevolence, the Goddess Lakshmi, in her Chaturbhuja form, blessing her devotees with material and spiritual riches.
As the god embodiment of good fortune, material wealth, power, love, and abundance, Lakshmi prospers as the principal goddess in Hinduism, forming the powerful triad of ‘Tridevi’ with Parvati and Saraswati. Venerated in Shaivism, Vaishnavism, and Shaktism, she assists the pantheon of Hindu gods with her divine energy or Shakti and is usually presented in an elegantly dressed posture over a lotus.
Her iconography is detailed in texts like the Lakshmi Saharanama of the Skanda Purana, the Lakshmi Tantra, the Markandeya Purana, and others, and allows us to bear witness to this seated bronze ‘panchaloha’ image of hers. Her posture is that of the yogic ‘padamasana,’ allowing her to keep both her legs folded on top of each other, and her back upright and straight. The four-handed image of Lakshmi here is seen holding two lotuses in the back – symbolising the attaining of knowledge, self-realisation, liberation, reality, consciousness, and karma – and the front two hands are in the fear dispelling ‘Abhaya mudra’ gesture, and the boon granting ‘varada mudra’ gesture. There is a sense of grace and purity that is associated with not just the lotus but the relaxed manner of Lakshmi’s presentation, who is majestically seated on top of a raised platform. Lakshmi’s four arms are further symbolic of the four goals of Hinduism – dharma, artha, kama, and moksha.
Eternal Brilliance Unveiled: The Mystique of Panchaloha Bronze and Artful Maintenance Rituals
Bronze is a metal alloy that has the primary composition of Copper and Tin. There is also an addition of other metals such as Manganese, Aluminium, Nickel, and some non-metals such as Phosphorus. This composition of several metals and non-metals makes Bronze an extremely durable and strong metal alloy. It is for this reason that Bronze is extensively used for casting sculptures and statues. Since Bronze has a low melting point, it usually tends to fill in the finest details of a mould and when it cools down, it shrinks a little that makes it easier to separate from the mould.
" If you happen to have a bronze statue, simply use a cotton cloth with some coconut oil or any other natural oil to clean the statue. "
A village named Swamimalai in South India is especially known for exceptionally well-crafted Bronze icons of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. The skilled artisans of this place use Panchaloha Bronze for casting the icons. Panchaloha Bronze is made of five metals; Copper, Zinc, Lead, and small quantities of Gold and Silver. Zinc gives a golden hue to the finished figure and Lead makes the alloy softer for the easy application of a chisel and hammer. The common technique for producing these statues and sculptures is the “Lost-wax” method. Because of the high durability of bronze sculptures and statues, less maintenance is required, and can still last up to many decades.
Exotic India takes great pride in its collection of hand-picked Panchaloha Statues. You will find the murtis of Gods (Krishna, Hanuman, Narasimha, Ganesha, Nataraja, and Kartikeya) and Goddesses (Saraswati, Lakshmi, Durga, and Parvati), and Buddha statues. You can also buy Ritual paraphernalia (Wicks lamp, Puja Kalash, Cymbals, and Puja Flag) on the website. All these statues and items have been made with a lot of care and attention, giving them a flawless finish. Their fine carving detail represents the rich tradition of India.
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