Standing over one’s enemy is a powerful gesture to denote one’s victory. Exquisite in form and posture, goddess Durga-Mahishasuramardini in the Panchaloha bronze statues from Tamil Nadu, is often seen standing on the severed head of a buffalo or on a platform to which is attached the buffalo’s head.
These icons are collectively known as “Mahishasura- Vijaya- Durga”- goddess Durga who is victorious over the demon Mahishasur, an impactful form of the Hindu warrior goddess.
The finely polished bronze Mahishasura-Vijaya-Durga statue, shows the goddess standing elegantly, her left hand placed on her waist, her torso resplendent with regal ornaments, and her dhoti carved with its numerous folds tastefully delineated. The workmanship of the bronze Durga has embellished it with a distinctive glistening, divine to behold for a devotee of the mighty Devi Durga.
Goddess Durga in this bronze statute is four-armed, holding a conch and a discus in two of her hands- attributes commonly associated with Mahishasura-Vijaya-Durga as well as Vishnu, used in the Panchaloha bronzes to present her connections to the Hindu preserver god.
Devi has her primary right hand raised in the “Abhaya-mudra” or gesture of fearlessness, as she stands imposingly, protecting her children from the menaces of demons and evils like Mahishasura. An angelic smile is visible on goddess Durga’s face, which even with its simple sculpting imparts tranquility to a restless mind.
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