Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting

4-armed Gajalakshmi

Gajalakshmi (Hindu deity)

Stone relief--Archaeological Museum, Jaffna--Sri Lanka

Hindu goddesses in art-Sri Lanka

This slide was made from a picture from the Department of Archaeology. It shows a stone relief of the Gajalaksmi symbol, presently found in the Archaeological Museum, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. It was probably associated with a Hindu temple. It is noteworthy that this particular Laksmi is 4-armed whereas the usual Laksmi carving on Buddhist temples displays only 2 arms.

Sirima Kiribamune

Jaffna Archaeological Museum, Sri Lanka

18th century A.D.

Period of study: 1986-1987

Version: 01/12/2012

Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha

Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith

Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini

Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.

International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo

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Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection

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