Krishna Dancing on Kaliya - Wood Carving Set"This model is a painted wooden recreation of Krishna as a child, dancing triumphantly atop the serpent Kaliya. Krishna is depicted in mid dance, one foot planted on the serpents many heads, the other lifted gracefully. He is richly adorned with jewelry, armlets, anklets, and a decorated waistband, and his hair is styled in a side bun with an elaborate crown. The story comes from the Bhagavata Purana, where young Krishna subdues the venomous serpent
Her presence alongside Lord Hayagreeva symbolizes the inseparable bond between knowledge and prosperity
The sculpt itself is a modern take on this ancient character
the fish-avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu
Patañjali is believed to be an incarnation of Ādi S'esha
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The scene depicted in the sculpture is derived from the epic Indian epic
where the resonating kudam represents the skull
Mahishasura is a Sanskrit word composed of Mahisha meaning “buffalo” and asura meaning “demon”
The goddess is depicted with eight hands
shedding the trappings of heteronormativity
and devotion to the one common soul
You can imagine Ganesha catching hold of a problem (rat/mouse/bandicoot) by its tail