STATUES FROM SOUTH INDIA

Six Faced Mukhalingam
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6 inch Height x 4.7 inch Width x 4.7 inch Depth
$605
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Musician Ganesha Playing Tabla
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11.70 inch Height X 7.70 inch Width x 5.70 inch Depth
$275
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Musician Ganesha Playing Sitar
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12.00 inch Height X 7.70 inch Width x 5.70 inch Depth
$275
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Ganesha Playing Violin
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9.00 inch Height X 5.70 inch Width x 4.00 inch Depth
$185
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Ashtavinayaka (Eight Ganeshas) Panel
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36.50 inch Height X 36.00 inch Width x 3.50 inch Depth
$1500
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Gaja Ganesha Panel
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36.50 inch Height X 36.00 inch Width x 3.20 inch Depth
$1500
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Mating Peacocks - Large Size
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37.00 inch Height X 15.00 inch Width x 7.50 inch Depth
$1150
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Ganesha Seated in Dense Grove
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35.50 inch Height X 14.50 inch Width x 4.00 inch Depth
$805
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Large Size Ganesha Dancing on His Rat
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48.50 inch Height X 14.00 inch Width x 3.70 inch Depth
$805
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The Warrior Siddhi Vinayaka Ganesha - Large Size
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38.50 inch Height X 17.70 inch Width x 6.70 inch Depth
$1385
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Ganesha Playing Dholak
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17.20 inch Height X 10.00 inch Width x 6.70 inch Depth
$380
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Lord Venugopala And The Cow, The Very Picture Of Bhakti
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52.5 inch Height x 26 inch Width X 9.5 inch Depth
$2745
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Detailed Ganesha Panel
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35.5 inch Height x 73.5 inch Width x 2.5 inch Depth
$2305
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Krishna Subdues Kaliya (Large Size)
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36.5 inch Height x 14 inch Width x 3.5 inch Depth
$1070
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5" Vaishnava Symbols in Brass | Handmade | Made in India
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5.3 inch Height x 3 inch Width x 2.5 inch Depth- each
$100
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Bhagawan Ganesha Dancing on Lotus
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35.00 inch Height X 18.20 inch Width x 6.50 inch Depth
$1150
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Purple Lotus Seated Ashirwad Ganesha
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29.20 inch Height X 15.50 inch Width x 5.70 inch Depth
$690
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Ganesha Blessing His Devotees
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36.20 inch Height X 18.20 inch Width x 6.70 inch Depth
$1150
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Lord Ganesha Seated in Lalitasana
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35.80 inch Height X 17.70 inch Width x 6.80 inch Depth
$1150
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Pair of Large Size Yali Brackets
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40 inch Height x 18 inch Width X 5.5 inch Depth - each
$1960
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Five Manifestations of Bhagawan Ganesha - Large Panel
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11.7 inch Height x 72 inch Width X 1.7 inch Depth
$920
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Colorfully Decorated Relaxing Ganesha
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7.30 inch Height X 15.00 inch Width x 6.40 inch Depth
$310
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Dancing Apsara Playing a Violin
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18.20 inch Height X 9.50 inch Width x 4.00 inch Depth
$380
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Ganesha Playing Cymbals
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18.50 inch Height X 9.70 inch Width x 6.50 inch Depth
$380
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Ganesha Playing Melodious Flute
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17.20 inch Height X 10.00 inch Width x 6.80 inch Depth
$380
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Dancing Ganesha
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35.70 inch Height X 17.70 inch Width x 6.70 inch Depth
$1150
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Goddess Rajarajeshwari - Tripura Sundari (Hoysala Art)
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17.20 inch Height X 9.00 inch Width x 7.50 inch Depth
$1325
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Dashavatara - Ten Incarnations of Lord Vishnu
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22.50 inch Height X 70.50 inch Width x 3.50 inch Depth
$2305
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Panchamukha Lord Ganesha, An Imposing Chhavi
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71.00 inch Height X 47.50 inch Width x 11.50 inch Depth
$5770
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The Great Triad of Lakshmi Ganesha and Saraswati
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19.70 inch Height X 72.00 inch Width x 1.20 inch Depth
$1265
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Seated Lord Ganesha with Kirtimukha (Large Size)
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28 inch Height x 18.5 inch Width X 4.7 inch Depth
$805
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Superfine Goddess Durga with Marvellous Arch
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18.30 inch Height X 12.80 inch Width x 7.00 inch Depth
$1725
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Superfine Tribhanga Krishna Murari Amuses His Friend, The Cow
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32.50 inch Height x 21.00 inch Width x 17.00 inch Depth
$5310
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Goddess Rajarajeshwari (Tripura Sundari)
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12.20 inch Height X 11.70 inch Width x 5.70 inch Depth
$1465
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Dancing Lord Ganesha Panel with Five Manifestations of Ganesha
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30 inch Height x 59 inch Width x 3.5 inch Depth
$3050
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Khajuraho Series - IV (Dancing Maiden of Lord Indra's Court (Large Size))
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35.50 inch Height X 17.70 inch Width x 4.70 inch Depth
$920
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Durgaroopa Devi Mahishasuramardini
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18.20 inch Height X 11.50 inch Width x 7.80 inch Depth
$3055
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Goddess Bala Tripuri
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7.80 inch Height x 6.00 inch Width x 4.20 inch Depth
$485
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Khajuraho Nymph, Gift Of A Parrot
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35.50 inch Height X 17.30 inch Width x 4.70 inch Depth
$920
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Khajuraho Nymph: Remembrances Of An Admirer
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35.00 inch Height X 17.50 inch Width x 4.70 inch Depth
$1035
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Khajuraho Nymph: Vanity And Adornment
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36.00 inch Height X 17.70 inch Width x 4.60 inch Depth
$920
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Khajuraho Nymph: The Splendour Of The Surasundari
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35.50 inch Height X 18.00 inch Width x 4.50 inch Depth
$1385
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Large Eight Armed Ganesha With Large Kirtimukha Atop
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70 inch Height x 43 inch Width x 10.5 inch Depth
$5335
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Superfine Goddess Lakshmi
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15.80 inch Height X 10.00 inch Width x 5.70 inch Depth
$965
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Dhanvantari - The Physician of the Gods (Holding the Vase of Immortality and Leech)
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22.00 inch Height X 7.80 inch Width x 4.60 inch Depth
$1150
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Sachamara Rama Vani Savya Dakshina Sevita (From Lalita Sahasranama)
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12.00 inch Height X 14.70 inch Width x 8.50 inch Depth
$3980
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Large Size Goddess Mariamman
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24.0 inch x 11.5 inch x 4.5 inch
$640
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Five Different Manifestations of Lord Ganesha - Large Panel
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11.50 inch Height X 71.50 inch Width x 1.80 inch Depth
$805
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The Divine Dance of Six Armed Ganesha - Large Size
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60.00 inch Height X 17.30 inch Width x 4.50 inch Depth
$1150
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Goddess Saraswati Seated on Lotus
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37.00 inch Height X 23.00 inch Width x 5.70 inch Depth
$1150
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Chaturbhuja Dancing Ganesha with Arched-Shaped Vegetative Aureole
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49.00 inch Height X 14.50 inch Width x 4.00 inch Depth
$805
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Ganesha - The Most Worshipped Deity
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36.00 inch Height X 14.50 inch Width x 3.70 inch Depth
$690
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Lord Krishna with Serpent Kaliya
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20.7 inch Height x 8 inch Width x 6 inch Depth
$1725
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The Drummer (Apsara)
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25 inch x 11.5 inch 4.5 inch
$760
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Padmasana Lord Ganesha
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18.00 inch Height X 9.80 inch Width x 3.80 inch Depth
$435
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Temple Krishna With Kirtimukha Aureole, Surrounded By Friends Beloved
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40.50 inch Height x 24.50 inch Width x 13.00 inch Depth
$5710
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Large Dakshinamurti Shiva
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59.00 inch Height X 34.00 inch Width x 9.50 inch Depth
$3295
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Standing Hanuman, His Long Tail Making His Halo
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9.30 inch Height X 3.50 inch Width x 3.10 inch Depth
$480
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Ganesha With Parasole And Kamandalu, Under An Ornate Kirtimukha Aureole
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71 inch Height x 40 inch Width X 12.5 inch Depth
$5335
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Devi Andal Holding a Parrot
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9.7 inch Height x 3.7 inch Width x 3.5 inch Depth
$485
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Standing Hanuman with Prabhawali
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12.20 inch Height X 7.00 inch Width x 3.40 inch Depth
$600
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Lord Venkateshvara
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24.50 inch Height x 17.00 inch Width x 4.50 inch Depth
$1225
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Lord Ganesha with Big Arch
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12.60 inch Height X 10.60 inch Width x 5.80 inch Depth
$1085
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Goddess Rajarajeshwari (Tripura Sundari) One of the Ten Mahavidyas
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12.00 inch Height X 8.70 inch Width x 4.70 inch Depth
$965
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Purushottama Lord Rama
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12.00 inch Height X 6.00 inch Width x 4.20 inch Depth
$720
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Devi Lakshmi
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7.80 inch Height X 6.00 inch Width x 3.20 inch Depth
$480
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Padmasana Devi Saraswati (Kirtimukha Aureole)
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8 inch Height X 6.20 inch Width x 4.00 inch Depth
$480
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4" Four Headed Bhagawan Brahma | Madhuchista Vidhana (Lost-Wax) | Panchaloha Bronze from Swamimalai
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4.70 inch Height X 3.20 inch Width x 2.70 inch Depth
$440
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Large Pancha Ganesha Panel
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17.00 inch Height X 59.50 inch Width x 2.70 inch Depth
$1150
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Shri Hanuman in Namaskaram Mudra
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6.20 inch Height X 2.00 inch Width x 2.00 inch Depth
$325
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Bhagawan Varaha
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5.70 inch Height x 2.70 inch Width x 2.00 inch Depth
$365
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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.