About Kamala (Lakshmi A Mahavidya of Devi) c1885 Vintage Bengal School Art Indian Goddess Poster
Kamala is one of the ten Mahavidyas or great manifestations of Devi (deified aspects of the goddess that range from pacific to ferocious). The image of Kamala has our elephants lustrate the goddess. She holds lotuses in her two left hands while her upper right is in the abhaya mudra (reassurance) and her lower right is in the varada mudra (boon giving). She sits on a lotus and in fact, her name means “she of the lotus”, an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi. Kamala is a bringer of prosperity, fertility and luck, all characteristics she shares with Lakshmi, a goddess that is also lustrated by elephants. The original Chromolithographic print on paper was published in 1885 in Calcutta Art Studio, BowBazar and is in the style of the Bengal School of Art.
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Kamala (Lakshmi - A Mahavidya of Devi) - c1885 Vintage Bengal School Art - Indian Goddess Poster by Tallenge. Our posters are produced on acid-free 220 GSM papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a sufficent white border around the image to allow for future framing, if desired. Product will be shipped in 2-3 days