The gentle Lakshmi, poised upon the belly of a gigantic lotus bloom. In Her posterior hands (She is the chaturbhujadharini), She holds fresh, green-stalked lotus blooms of a more realistic proportion. Indeed, the padma or lotus is an integral aspect of the Lakshmi Mata iconography. It is symbolic of Her serenity and purity of temper.
The Lakshmi murti that you see on this page is a wood-carved sculpture. In terms of aesthetics, it draws heavily from the temple architecture of ancient South India. Sculpted in almost symmetrical detail, but for the distinguished mudras of Her anterior hands and the lalitasana of Her limbs.
The colour palette is made up of soft, unassuming pastels, which look great against the natural, highly textured medium of wood. Such a murti would bring into your space the auspiciousness of a bygone era.
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