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Varahi, one of the Seven Mothers
Description: Varahi, the boar-faced goddess among the Saptamatrkas. She too is 4-armed and like the rest sits in ardhaparyanka or in a half cross-legged posture. This goddess is seen at the Archaeological Museum in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Dated in the 11th century A.D.
Contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Collection: Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
Brahmi, consort of Brahma, one of the Seven Mothers
Description: This stone image of 4-armed Brahmi, the female concert of Brahma, recognizable because of her 3 faces, is seen at the Archaeological Museum in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Dated in the 11th century A.D.
Contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Collection: Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
Cāmuṇḍāā, one of the Seven Mothers
Description: Among the group of goddesses known as Saptamatrka or Seven Mothers and belonging to the phase of Cola influence in Sri Lanka’s history, is this stone image of Camunda. Eight armed, she has close affiliations to Durga and even to the Buddhist Goddess Tara. Found among the ruins of a devalaya at Mahakandarava near Mihintale, Sri Lanka, the image is now houses at the Archaeological Museum in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Dated in the 11th century A.D.
Contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Collection: Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
Durgā destroying Ásura
Description: An aspect of Durga, the destroyer of Asura, is represented in this seated, headless stone image from the Colombo National Museum. It may be ascribed to the Cola period of Sri Lanka’s history. Dated in the 11th century A.D.
Contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Collection: Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
Durgā taming a buffalo
Description: This stone image, an eight armed goddess, falls into the category of cult deity. Found near Mihintale, Sri Lanka and perhaps dating to the Cola period, it is presently in the Colombo National Museum. Standing on the head of a buffalo and bearing the traditional weapons associated with Durga, the image, is a representation of the goddess as Mahisasuramardini. Dated in the 11th century A.D.
Contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Collection: Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
Goddesses in Hindu Worship
Description: Goddesses in Hindu Worship: The worship of goddesses is more widespread in Hinduism than in Buddhism. They fall into two broad categories, the goddess venerated as cult deity in her own right and the goddess as female companion of the male god.
Contributor: Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Collection: Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
