Goddesses in Hindu Worship

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Title

Two goddesses, consorts of Surya.

Subject

Consorts of Sūrya (Hindu deities)
Stone relief--Cultural Triangle Project Site Museum, Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka

Description

This stone relief of Surya, flanked by two female companions and datable in the Polonnaruva period was discovered near a Siva Devale, Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka in 1985, during explorations connected with the Polonnaruva Cultural Triangle Project and is now housed in the site Museum. The proportionate disparity as between the male and female figures is not very great.

Creator

Sirima Kiribamune

Source

Site Museum, Polonnaruva, 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.72

Coverage

ce

Citation

Sirima Kiribamune, "Two goddesses, consorts of Surya. ," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12569, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12569 (accessed March 29, 2024).

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