As the supreme feminine pontificate of the great triad or ‘Trimurti’ of Hindu gods, we have with us this articulate ‘panchaloha’ bronze image of Devi Uma as Bhogashakti. It is the manifestation of Parvati that embodies ‘bhoga,’ or pleasure, and ‘shakti,’ meaning energy – quite literally accompanying our supreme destroyer Shiva’s potency and projecting sexual energy. In popular traditions, especially in South India, the presentation of Bhogashakti is usually witnessed just before the devotee enters the inner sanctum sanctorum of the temple.
The unassuming and gentle charm of the goddess – the ‘wife who is ever loving’ and ‘whose heart never leaves her husband’ – is visible in the way the ‘sthapati’ has created the sculpture poised in the ‘lalitasana,’ with one leg up against the lotus pedestal and one leg hanging downwards, signalling a sense of royal divinity and relaxation. Uma’s erect body is supported by her left hand placed against the pedestal, while the right hand is held outwards in the ‘katakamudra’ posture.
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