"Amman"- mother, in South Indian culture is a loving epithet used for the mother goddesses, who bestow upon their devotees boons from fertile fields and spiritual awakening. One such great goddess revered across the Southern region is Mariamman, literally rain-goddess. Mariamman for the locals brings nurturing rains, protects them from diseases, calamities, and negative forces, and shelters them on the path of Dharma. In this magnificent bronze statue, Mariamman appears as a divine queen-mother, seated on a superb regal throne that is surrounded by an imposing aureole. Adorned with royal ornaments, goddess Mariamman is in a potent Ashtabhuja roopa. Her plump face and supple body highlight the presence of Hoysala iconography in this statue, which treats the human form of the divine with a perfected eye for details. Emanating grandeur and power in her surroundings, Mariamman in this statue is the cosmic mother, comparable in splendor to icons of Rajarajeshwari, the supreme mother goddess.