Mahalakshmi - Kerala Mural Archive

Alangad, ASG_P022 — Lakshmi: full panel view

Detail Photos

Alangad, ASG_P022 — Lakshmi: detail view

Deity: Lakshmi Location: Alangad Sree Santana Gopala Murthy Temple Theme: Non-narrative Visual Feature: Background pattern Visual Feature: Facial expression detail Visual Feature: Hand gesture (mudra)Visual Feature: Ornamentation

Mahalakshmi seated on a throne, surrounded by female attendants who are entertaining her. She is wearing an ornate crown and jewelry. Her female attendants are playing different musical instruments and also swishing the venchamaram on either side of her.

Iconography

Primary Deity/Figure: Lakshmi
Iconographic Form: Mahalakshmi
Iconographic Attributes: Mahalakshmi seated on a throne, four arms. Upper right arm holding a goad. Lower right arm resting on a pillow. Upper left arm holding a rope. Lower left arm holding a sugarcane stem, wearing a lot of ornate jewelry including a crown, wearing a blackish bluish black saree with yellow borders and a light blue almost whitish blouse. She is surrounded by five attendants. Two of them are holding the venjamaram in their hands. Two of them are sitting beside her feet playing musical instruments. There is a muthukkode or canopy above her head. There is also two pillars on the background that is connected via an arch.
Rasa: Shanta

Spatial & Architectural

Position in Pradakshina Sequence: 22
Adjacent Panels: Vamanan and Siva Vishnu Sandarshanam

Narrative

Textual Source: Non-narrative
Mythological Tale: Mahalakshmi is considered as the goddess of wealth and power. She is the consort of Vishnu and is believed to have been born when the Palari Ocean was churned by asuras and devas in search of the amrit or nectar.
Episode: Non narrative

Condition & Documentation

Condition: Fair
Deterioration Type: Pigment loss
Restoration Status: Unrestored
Documentation Type: DSLR full panel
Permission Basis: Temple authorities
Date of Documentation: 08/08/2024
Artist: Neelakantan Ilayath
Identifier: ASG_P022
Rights / Notes: These images may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior permission.