STATUES FROM SOUTH INDIA

9" Bhagawan Varaha with Bhudevi (Hoysala Art) | Handmade |
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9.50 inch Height X 7.00 inch Width x 5.50 inch Depth
$585
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16" Vaishnava Symbol (Conch) Wick Lamp (Hoysala Art) | Handmade | Made In South India
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16.00 inch Height X 6.00 inch Width x 6.00 inch Depth
$355
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30" Vaishnava Symbol (Chakra) Multi Wick Lamp with Bells - Hoysala Art | Handmade | Made In South India
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30.00 inch Height X 9.80 inch Width x 9.80 inch Depth
$1045
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Dashavatara - Ten Incarnations of Lord Vishnu
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17.20 inch Height X 71.50 inch Width x 3.1 inch Depth
$2515
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34" Superfine Bhogashakti (Seated Parvati (Uma) | Madhuchista Vidhana (Lost-Wax) | Panchaloha Bronze from Swamimalai
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34.00 inch Height X 25.00 inch Width X 22.00 inch Depth
$10,395
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4'' Small Goddess Saraswati | Madhuchista Vidhana (Lost-Wax) | Panchaloha Bronze from Swamimalai
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4 inch Height X 2 inch Width X 2.5 inch Depth
$185
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17" Loving and Giving Devi Annapoorna | Handmade Brass Statue
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17.00 inch Height X 9.00 inch Width x 7.00 inch Depth
$1205
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16" Bronze Sudarshan Chakrathalwar
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16.00 inch Height X 11.50 inch Width X 4.50 inch Depth
$1445
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36" Large Superfine Marble Lord Karttikeya (Murugan)
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37.50 inch Height X 14.00 inch Width X 9.00 inch Depth
$4195
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The Beauteous Apsara, Muse Of The Gandharvas
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36 inch Height x 14.7 inch Width x 3.7 inch Depth
$870
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96" Huge Panchmukhi Lord Ganesha Wooden Statue | South Indian Temple Wood Carving
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96.00 inch Height X 53.00 inch Width x 1
$11,545
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36" Wooden South Indian Ganesha | Handmade
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36.00 inch Height X 17.50 inch Width X 7.00 inch Depth
$1150
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The Bovine Companion Tribhanga Murari (Krishna)
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35.7 inch x 23.5 inch x 5.6 inch
$1275
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Khajuraho Series - I (Large Size Apsara with Mirror)
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36.00 inch Height X 17.50 inch Width x 4.50 inch Depth
$1035
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Khajuraho Nymph: Playing An Instrument
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36.00 inch Height X 17.70 inch Width x 4.70 inch Depth
$1035
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Lord Hanuman In A Glamorous Temple Aureole
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36.0 inch x 24.0 inch x 5.5 inch
$1525
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Superfine Pratyangira Devi (Atharvana Bhadrakali) (Atharvana Bhadrakali)
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7.2 inch Height x 4.2 inch Width x 2 inch Depth
$600
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Goddess Rajarajeshwari (Tripura Sundari)
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35 inch Height x 17.5 inch Width X 6 inch Depth
$1660
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Goddess Varahi: One of the Sapta-Matrikas
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8.70 inch Height x 6.70 inch Width x 3.80 inch Depth
$720
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Lord Ganesha  With Goddess Lakshmi and Saraswati - Large Size
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36 inch Height x 17.5 inch Width x 3.2 inch Depth
$1370
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35" Heavily Garlanded Lord Venkateshvara Bronze Idol | Handmade Hoysala Art Statue
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35.70 inch Height x 20.50 inch Width x 12.50 inch Depth
$5465
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31" Superfine Goddess Lakshmi Seated on Saptalakshmi and Kirtimukha Prabhawali Throne (Ashtalakshmi) - Hoysala Art
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Dashabhujadhari Panchamukhi Lord Hanuman | Temple Sculpture
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44.50 inch Length X 11.00 inch Width X 70.00 inch Height
$5770
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Lord Ganesha Seated on Lotus Pedestal
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24.50 inch Height X 11.70 inch Width x 4.80 inch Depth
$575
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9" Large Size Nandi Hand Held Bell |Handmade|
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9.2 inch Height x 4.5 inch Width X 4.5 inch Depth
$215
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Conch-Deity Lamp
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8.20 inch Length X 10.50 inch Width X 13.00 inch Height
$300
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20" Lord Narasimha with Goddess Lakshmi on a stylized Kirtimukha Throne (Hoysala Art) | Handmade | Made In South India
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Ornate Ganesha-Peacock Urli
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16.00 inch Height X 17.50 inch Width x 17.50 inch Depth
$585
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The Great Trinity Panel - Lakshmi, Ganesha and Saraswati
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15 inch Height x 45.5 inch Width x 3 inch Depth
$765
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Trishool-Wielding Panchamukha Lord Ganesha
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8.50 inch Height X 6.00 inch Width x 4.90 inch Depth
$400
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Vaishnava Conch Hanging Five Wicks Lamp (Hoysala Art)
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8.50 inch Height X 7.00 inch Width x 7.00 inch Depth 5 inch - Chain
$210
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Lord Venkateshwara with Vaishnava Symbols and Kirtimukha- Hoysala Art (Wall Hanging)
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17.00 inch Height X 27.50 inch Width x 1.50 inch Depth
$605
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10" Shri Hanuman in Namaskara Mudra in Bronze | Hoysala Art | Handmade | Made In South India
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10.00 inch Height X 3.60 inch Width x 3.60 inch Depth
$300
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Vaishnava Chakra Hanging Five Wicks Lamp (Hoysala Art)
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9.00 inch Height X 7.00 inch Width x 7.00 inch Depth5.5 Inch- Chain
$200
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Vaishnava Symbols (Chakra) Wick Lamp (Hoysala Art)
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13.00 inch Height X 8.50 inch Width x 10.00 inch Depth
$325
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8" Hayagreeva with Sri Lakshmi | Handmade | Made In South India
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8.50 inch Height X 6.50 inch Width x 5.90 inch Depth
$485
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10" Standing Lord Rama Possessed of The Bow And Arrows | Handmade Bronze Statue
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10.50 inch Height X 3.70 inch Width x 3.20 inch Depth
$200
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Auspicious Vaishnava Urli Decorated with Multiple Wick Diyas and Peacocks
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14.00 inch Height X 15.00 inch Width x 14.00 inch Depth
$430
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Goddess Rajarajeshwari (Tripura Sundari) -Fine Quality Hoysala Art Statue
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25.70 inch Height X 14.20 inch Width x 11.20 inch Depth
$2655
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Dashavatara Panel - The Ten Incarnations of Lord Vishnu
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15.50 inch Height X 37.50 inch Width x 1.70 inch Depth
$575
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Lord Vishnu with Goddess Lakshmi Seated on Lotus (Hoysala Art)
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9.70 inch Height X 7.00 inch Width x 5.50 inch Depth
$550
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The Repose Of Lord Ganesha
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25.50 inch Height X 53.00 inch Width x 20.50 inch Depth
$4615
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Warrior Ganesha
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36.30 inch Height X 18.70 inch Width x 6.70 inch Depth
$1265
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Chaturbhuja Lotus Seated Large Ganesha
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30.00 inch Height X 14.70 inch Width x 5.50 inch Depth
$1150
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Sri Ganesha Seated on His Rat
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36.00 inch Height X 18.50 inch Width x 6.70 inch Depth
$1150
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Yoga Narasimha
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11.00 inch Height X 7.20 inch Width x 5.00 inch Depth
$1205
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Large Size Urdhva Tandava
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44.50 inch Height X 28.00 inch Width x 7.50 inch Depth
$2595
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Bhagawan Narasimha With Bhudevi
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10.4 inch Height x 7.60 inch Width x 7.50 inch Depth
$1205
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The Throne Ganesha Panel
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35 inch Height x 35 inch Width X 3.2 inch Depth
$1265
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Super Large Size Dancing Ganesha
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89 inch Height x 39 inch Width X 12 inch Depth
$5770
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Two Dancing Ganeshas - Large Size
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72.00 inch Height X 15.80 inch Width x 4.00 inch Depth
$2290
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Seven Ganeshas Large Size Panel
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29.00 inch Height X 83.00 inch Width x 2.70 inch Depth
$2770
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12" Lord Naramsimha with Devi Lakshmi and Sheshanaga Aureole | Bronze Statue from Bangalore
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12.20 inch Height X 6.50 inch Width x 5.70 inch Depth
$795
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His Majesty Lord Ganesha at Leisure - Large Size
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20 inch Height x 43 inch Width X 17.5 inch Depth
$2285
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Finely Engraved Krishna-Lila Panel
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28 inch Height x 95 inch Width X 3.6 inch Depth
$4575
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8" Sri Lakshmi-Hayagreeva Bronze Statue from Bangalore
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8.70 inch Height X 7.00 inch Width x 5.60 inch Depth
$640
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Shri Ganesha Seated on His Vahana
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36.00 inch Height X 17.70 inch Width x 7.00 inch Depth
$1150
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Dashavatara Panel - Lord Vishnu's Ten Incarnations
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12.00 inch Height X 47.70 inch Width x 1.70 inch Depth
$575
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Chaturbhuja Lord Ganesha Seated on Lotus
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35.30 inch Height X 18.00 inch Width x 6.50 inch Depth
$1150
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Goddess Saraswati Seated on Lotus (Large Size)
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48 inch Height x 31.2 inch Width x 7.2 inch Depth
$1960
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Nilambar Pashupatinath Dancing in Grove
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35.70 inch Height X 14.50 inch Width x 3.70 inch Depth
$1225
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Dancing Devi Sarasvati, Under A Canopy Teeming With Life
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53.5 inch Height x 17.5 inch Width X 4.7 inch Depth
$1265
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Lakshmi Ganesha Saraswati Panel with Six Ganeshas
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48.00 inch Height X 48.00 inch Width x 4.20 inch Depth
$1730
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Lord Ganesha Seated On A High Pedestal
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36.30 inch Height X 18.80 inch Width x 6.50 inch Depth
$1150
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Large Chaturbhuja Ganesha
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48.00 inch Height X 30.00 inch Width x 8.00 inch Depth
$1960
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Musician Ganesha Playing Harmonium
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12.00 inch Height X 7.70 inch Width x 5.80 inch Depth
$275
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The Graceful Art of South India

This vast collection of south Indian sculpture brings the world’s greatest artistic tradition to you. We offer sculpture in a variety of materials, each with their own unique legacy in south India. That legacy gives even deeper meaning to the pieces available at Exotic India.

 

Much of south Indian sculpture is made using a lost-wax process. Here, artisans create a model using wax. This can be easily molded by heating metal tools that sculpt the shape, like a hot knife through butter. Because the wax is so malleable, the level of intricacy in the details is unsurpassed. Pieces of this wax sculpture are then placed in a bed of clay, where a plaster mold can be painted on the exposed side.


Slowly, an artisan builds up the mold. Once completed, the mold is given a layer of wax. This recreates the original statue but with a hollow core, that is then filled with sand and plaster, and plaster is added to the exterior. That final mold is then filled with bronze.

 

Other statues are made using wood. Wooden sculpture was long the preferred material in southern India. In fact, stone sculpture took a very long time to arrive, especially compared to nearby regions.


Experts believe the long held dominance of wood in south India sculpture gave rise to many of the preferred forms — like strong vertical orientation. It also explains, in part, how much of the material culture of south India has not survived as well as regions to the north. That deeply embedded tradition of wood sculpture makes our selection even that much more authentic to the region.

 

Our stone statuary also represents a point in the development of south Indian sculpture. The impressive achievements in this material again points to the supreme elegance and sophistication of south Indian sculptures.


Q1. How many idols can be kept at home?


The Vastu states that one should never keep three manifestations of Maa Durga in a house together. That means, never keep goddess Durga, Goddess Laxmi, or Goddess Kali in one place. One can keep the divine trinity of Goddesses – Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Durga. As it can bring upheaval and bad luck to the devotee. If we have the murti of Goddess Durga, then there is no need to bring Maa Kali into your home as they are the manifestation of the same divine power.


It's extremely important to maintain the order of Hindu God statues. Try to place the statues in the order of creation to give them proper importance. For example, keep the holy trinity of gods above all gods as they are the supreme gods and goddesses.


Q2. Which God idols should not be kept at home?

 

Although an incarnation of Shiva, the idol of Bhairav Dev should never be kept in the worship room. Nataraja is also considered to be the angry incarnation of Lord Shiva. Therefore, the idol of Nataraja should not be kept in the house. The idol of the sun god Shani Dev should also be avoided in keeping the worship in the house. They should always worship in the temples outside. Keeping the idol of Rahu-Ketu in the house is considered inauspicious.

 

One should never keep portraits or idols of Lord Krishna with Meera/Rukmini and Radha, Lord Ganesha with Siddhi and Riddhi, and Lord Karttikeya with two wives Devasena and Valli. Keeping them could create disharmony and discord in marital life.


Q3. Does Brass turn green? If so, what can be done to fix it?

 

Since brass is mainly composed of copper and zinc, the copper content when in contact with air, undergoes a reaction that causes it to turn green. This green layer on the surface of brass idols and statues is called Patina. To clean it, you can take the mixture of lemon juice and salt and rub the surface using a clean cloth. You can also opt for various brass cleansing mixtures available in the market.