This is a natural Brass statue of Hayagriva Avatar of Lord Vishnu with consort Shakti in her Dhan Swarup (wealth form) as Lakshmi.
This Avatar of Lord Vishnu has the head of a horse and the body of a human, it is an epitome of intelligence, symbolizing wisdom and knowledge.
During creation, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha stole the Vedas from Brahma, so Lord Vishnu took this avatar to get the Vedas back. It is also said that Vishnu compiled these Vedas in the Hayagriva form.
Hayagriva's avatar is invincible with a fierce look on the face, significant for slaying the demons. It shows the win of divinity over demoniac.
This sculpture is shown sitting in a lalitasan posture, having four hands, where the right hand is in Abhaya Mudra as if giving knowledge to the worshippers and the left hand is holding the book of wisdom. The other two hands have Lord Vishnu’s weapons, a conch and disc respectively. He is sitting on an inverted lotus which is placed on a square-shaped, beautifully decorated, two-layered pedestal.
Goddess Lakshmi is shown sitting on Hayagriva’s left knee. She is holding a lotus in her left hand and the right hand is at the back, on Hayagriva’s left side of the waist. Both are wearing ankle-length dhotis and enthralling coronets. Hayagriva’s head is covered by Sheshnag’s head as a shield. This posture of Hayagriva and Shakti together shows showing love, care, and divinity between them.
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