Description
This is a traditional Tanjore Painting of Goddess Gajalakshmi, one of Goddess Lakshmi’s significant forms. This is a Tanjore painting of Goddess Gajalakshmi with a large wooden traditional door frame. The painting of the Goddess Gajalakshmi is embossed on a panel of wood. It comes into view when the door frame is drawn open as it is a temple-structure composition that is fit to grace the home or office of the truly devoted.The silhouette of the temple is simple yet expressive.
A Prabhawali with kirtimukha is also seen in the painting. in the center of prabhawali’s top has a Vaishnava symbol: the tilak, Shankha, and Chakra. Garuda and Kubera are depicted on the right and left sides of the Vaishnava symbol. The Sun and The Moon are present at the top of the painting.
One of the most important Ashtalakshmi forms of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi is Gajalaxmi, which means Lakshmi with elephants. The goddess is seated in this representation on a royal Swing couch, with elephants on both sides. She is seen having four arms while seated in the yogic pose of Padmasana.
She holds a lotus in each of her upper hands, while her bottom hands are typically portrayed in Abhaya and varada mudra. In Hindu and Buddhist iconography, the Gajalakshmi motif is a common representation of prosperity, good fortune, and abundance, just like most other Lakshmi aspects.
In this Tanjore painting, you can see many figures at the bottom which depicts a rishi who is representing all the Rishis with the divine Cow Kamadhenu, Lord Brahma with three heads, Vishwaksen, Devarishi Narda, Tumburu (the best musician among Gandharvas), and Lord Indra with Airavat is seen standing.
The four panels on the inside of the doors, each showing a different Hindu deity, are all contained inside a painted wood cabinet. The doors of the painting frame have Garuda on both upper sides and at the bottom part of the doors, Jaya and Vijaya, two gatekeepers of Vaikuntha Dham are painted.The exterior of the doors depicts Hanuman ji (the ardent devotee of Shri Rama) in the upper two parts of the panels and jaya vijya (two gatekeepers of Vaikuntha Dham) in the bottom 2 parts.
This wooden frame also has four little drawers on the bottom. Both the left and right sides have two drawers. Additionally, they have wooden holding knobs. The artisan’s attention to detail makes this a desirable purchase for Goddess Gajalakshmi’s devotees. Learn about the art of Tanjore painting and discover the intricate craftsmanship behind these divine creations.
Special Comments
This is an antique styled Tanjore painting framed within a traditional wooden panel with doors and pedestal.
The colors used are all natural.
The painting is made of real 22-carat gold.
Authentic semiprecious stones from Jaipur are utilised.