This elegant panel is crafted from teak wood in natural finish. It was crafted in southern part of India, and would have been placed across an internal doorway or entrance of a Temple Doors, and wealthy household.
Size: 29X8 Inches
An ideal choice to adorn the wall above a sideboard or bed, or place above a door in keeping with its traditional purpose.
The panel is fairly typical in style, carved in four-armed Goddess Lakshmi seated on a lotus throne. She is flanked by elephants, who lustrate her from water pots carried in their trunks, with Annapakshi (divine swan), and two females.
Gaja Lakshmi, the lady of the lotus, also known as Sri, Padma and Kamala, is the consort of Vishnu. She is also considered to be the goddess of wealth and prosperity. She is Vishnu’s eternal shakti or energy and leads one to final liberation. She is thought to be the very root and essence of the universe. When she is flanked by two elephants which are showering holy water on her, she is known as Gaja Lakshmi. Elephants are symbols of stability, wealth and prosperity in Indian art.
