The omnipotent Lakshmi Devi is seated in a contemplative asana (a cross between ardhapadmasana and svastikasana). The seat beneath Her is shaped like an upturned lotus. A miniature elephant (‘gaja’) stands at one side of the base, with its trunk raised. The presence of the gaja in Laxmi Mata’s iconography dates back to the Hoysala period and has earned Her the epithet, Gajalakshmi.
Speaking of the Hoysala period, it refers to the 10th-14th centuries. Architecture and iconography of a certain aesthetic flourished under the patronage of the Hoysala dynasty rulers in present-day Karnataka. A fine reproduction of the same could be seen in the richly detailed Goddess Lakshmi statue that you see on this page.
Hollowed-out and engraved plinth. A perfectly symmetrical prabhavali with ornate vine sculpted at the twin base. The traditionally bedecked Laxmi Mata statue, whose handsomely engraved face bears a grave, omniscient expression.
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