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The Snake Goddess

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Madhubani Painting on Hand Made Pape Treated with Cow DungArtist: Sujit Kumar KarnFolk Painting from the Village of Madhubani (Bihar)
Dimensions: 20.0 inches X 28.0 inches
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People of Mithila are religious and under the influence of Shiva and Shakti. Hence, the divine couple, and symbols related to them are frequently depicted in their paintings.

The serpent is associated with Shiva and is considered to be the guardian of his lingam. In the cosmos, every animate and inanimate form is to be worshipped; specially those forms which induce fear must be appeased. Nagini, the snake goddess, is lovingly portrayed here as a queen with her body flowing into a lyrical curve and decorated with equidistant bands, so as to seem to be the acme of grace. The snake goddess is simultaneously the Power of Destruction and the Power of Regeneration; people have often believed that in shedding its skin, the snake was reborn.

The long body of the snake goddess rhythmically flows zig-zag, giving it a semi-geometric dimension. The colour scheme is without variety, inviting us to meditate on the deep subject-matter instead.

The motif of the serpent has often been modified and adapted to suit the iconography of snake related cultic images in various parts of India. The lower part of the awrtork is inhabited by peacocks and fishes, both of which are considered auspicious by the people of Madhubani village.


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