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VINTAGE SOLID BRONZE STATUE OFMEENAKSHI of MADURAI
9 inches tall (23 cm) x 3.5 inch (diameter base) (9 cm)
Weight 1.37 kilo (1377 grams)
50 + years old.
This is a very fine vintage statue created in solid bronze. It was originally bought in India in the 1970s and came from a fine collection of Hindu statues.
MEENAKSHI of MADURAI
Meenakshi is the Hindu goddess associated with the temple city ofMadura. The Meenakshi Temple was named after her.
Meenakshi has a parrot on her shoulder. A parrot is a symbol of kama and a symbol of love. Meenakshi is the Goddess of motherly love.
The story of the figure of Meenakshi is legendary. It describes a Pandya king, Malayadhvaja, who hoped for a son and heir. He carefully performed a fire ceremony requesting that the gods fulfill this wish. Instead, he was granted a daughter, Meenakshi.
Our sacred, rare, empowered and blessed items are being made available for the benefit of practitioners, like you, who would like to have holy objects as devotional support to your practice. It is contrary to our vows to engage in the business of selling holy objects for profit. Therefore we do not provide these objects in an ordinary way, thinking of them as goods to be bought and sold. Rather, we are making them available with the express wish to benefit others. All funds in excess of our costs help us to continue our activities.
Meenakshi is the Hindu goddess associated with the temple city ofMadura. The Meenakshi Temple was named after her.
Meenakshi has a parrot on her shoulder. A parrot is a symbol of kama and a symbol of love. Meenakshi is the Goddess of motherly love.
Our sacred, rare, empowered and blessed items are being made available for the benefit of practitioners, like you, who would like to have holy objects as devotional support to your practice. It is contrary to our vows to engage in the business of selling holy objects for profit. Therefore we do not provide these objects in an ordinary way, thinking of them as goods to be bought and sold. Rather, we are making them available with the express wish to benefit others. All funds in excess of our costs help us to continue our activities.
Our sacred, rare, empowered and blessed items are being made available for the benefit of practitioners, like you, who would like to have holy objects as devotional support to your practice. It is contrary to our vows to engage in the business of selling holy objects for profit. Therefore we do not provide these objects in an ordinary way, thinking of them as goods to be bought and sold. Rather, we are making them available with the express wish to benefit others. All funds in excess of our costs help us to continue our activities.
Our sacred, rare, empowered and blessed items are being made available for the benefit of practitioners, like you, who would like to have holy objects as devotional support to your practice. It is contrary to our vows to engage in the business of selling holy objects for profit. Therefore we do not provide these objects in an ordinary way, thinking of them as goods to be bought and sold. Rather, we are making them available with the express wish to benefit others. All funds in excess of our costs help us to continue our activities.
