HEIRLOOM ART-Unveiling the Legacy of Raja Ravi Varma

AMBIKA The divine mother Shakti is Ambika. Her weapons are the sugarcane bow, arrows of owers, the noose, and the goad. The sugarcane bow stands for the mind's faculty of perception, owers represent the ve elements attracting the ve senses. The noose is for binding or attaching, meaning that one should attach oneself to the benecial aspect of knowledge. The goad implies that dangerous knowledge should be controlled as an unruly elephant. Since she represents knowledge in the abstract form and is associated symbolically with the process and nature of knowledge, She is also known as Srividya or Auspicious knowledge. Here, she is seated encircled by lady attendants with fans. Rama and Vani (Lakshmi and Saraswathi) are seated below, playing musical instruments. Ambika | 20" x 14" MAHA SARASWATHI Maha Saraswati is the Goddess of learning and wisdom. She is the consort of Brahma and is the presiding deity of all the sixty-four types of arts including ne arts of music, dance, painting, sculpture, and building architecture. It is believed that she is reading eternally to denote that learning never comes to an end. Saraswati is shown standing on the side of a running stream, playing the musical instrument Veena and holding a traditional palm leaf manuscript. Her white sari symbolizes that wisdom is pure and unalloyed. Her vehicle, the white swan is also shown in the serene scene. Maha Saraswathi I | 20" x 14" Maha Saraswathi II - 20" x 14"