Title : Durga Sara
Accession No : 89/7784(3)
Painted clay disc depicting the Goddess Durga, riding upon her vehicle, the Dawon (lion). The pair are shown vanquishing the demon Mahishasura. Durga is flanked on either side by her children, on her left, Kartikeya and Saraswati and on her right, Lakshmi and Ganesha. The Dugra is seen sitting flanked by two attendants at the bottom. The plate has yellow background and red border. The figures are painted in green, red and black circular in form.
Gallery
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Provenance
- StateWest Bengal
Condition
- ConditionAverage
- Action NoteCR; Flaking, Accumulation of Dust
Dimensions
- Measurement (CMS)37
Significance
- Socio economicThe Saras (ritual terracotta shallow plates) are made thrice a year, especially during the time of Durga and Lakshmi puja (worship) and also on occasions of Jhulan Purnima (around the birth celebrations of Lord Krishna). The Saras is painted with the image of the respective deity of the occasion. For example, here, Radha Krishna is painted over a Sara for the occasion of Jhulan Purnima.
- ArtisticThe plate is painted with the deity of the respective occasion (puja), for example, this particular Sara is made with the image of Goddess Lakshmi for the occasion of Lakshmi puja. In Bengal, these plates are used as idols during puja (worship) and are performed by the womenfolk for domestic happiness and the welfare of the near and dear ones.
Description
- DescriptionPainted clay disc depicting the Goddess Durga, riding upon her vehicle, the Dawon (lion). The pair are shown vanquishing the demon Mahishasura. Durga is flanked on either side by her children, on her left, Kartikeya and Saraswati and on her right, Lakshmi and Ganesha. The Dugra is seen sitting flanked by two attendants at the bottom. The plate has yellow background and red border. The figures are painted in green, red and black circular in form.
- Inscription/Markings No
- Reference" Jain, Jyotindra and Aarti Aggarwala. National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 1989. Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. Perryman, Jane. Traditional Pottery of India. Bedford Row, London: A and C Black, 2000."
- KeywordDurga, Goddess, Devi, Plate, Lion, Dawon, Mahishasura, Mardini, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Ganpati, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Attendants, Asura, Rakshas