Goddesses in Hindu Worship

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Title

Varahi, one of the Seven Mothers

Subject

Varahi (Hindu deity)
Saptamātṛkās (Hindu deities)
Stone image--Archaeological Museum, Anuradhapura--Sri Lanka

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.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Archeological Museum, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Date

ca. 11th century A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2012

Contributor

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

Rights

All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.

Relation

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

Format

JPEG 2000

Language

eng

Type

image

Identifier

PDWESLSP.S.68

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Varahi, one of the Seven Mothers," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12565, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12565 (accessed March 28, 2024).

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