Dhokra Lakshmi – “The Goddess of Wealth and Good Fortune” (Small)

Description :

Goddess Lakshmi is the Hindu Goddess of wealth, prosperity and good luck. Lakshmi is depicted as elegantly dressed women standing on Lotus throne with two hands, one entwined around her casket and the other palm raised to shower blessings. The essence of this beautiful and magnificent Dhokra statue of Goddess Lakshmi will not only enrich the beauty of your prayer room and when placed in living spaces, gives an exotic feeling with its traditional form. This showpiece is the manifestation of our age-old tradition of creating Dhokra sculptures by our rural artisans with their charismatic skills. Dhokra art is one of the India’s historic art form which is based on the non–ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This type of metal casting or lost wax casting has been used in India for over 4000 years. The charming folk motifs of Dhokra are fashioned from brass and copper based alloys using this old technique. There are two main processes of lost wax casting – solid casting and hollow casting. Hollow casting is the conventional method and it is popular in the eastern part of India. The artisans of Dhokra art are mainly based of Bankura and Bardhaman district of West Bengal. Rainbow Feathers has opened the door of opportunities for the artisans to maintain the essence of their artwork. This art form is mainly revolve around Hindu Gods and Goddesses and different animals like horse, elephant, deer, owl. All of these creatures have some significance in Hindu mythology. This collection will surely create an ambience of purity in the interior part of your house with the extraordinary touch of the beautiful art form.

Features:

• This purely handmade Dhokra Lakshmi figurine can be the perfect handmade decorative showpiece for home and office though actually suitable for prayer room.
• The presence of Goddess Lakshmi brings the positive vibes and good luck in the home and showers her blessings.
• This antique piece is usually placed in Puja room where you can worship as divine force against all negative energy.
• Hand crafted product from India
• A minor organic variation and slight deviation while hand curving would enhance the uniqueness and make the product more appealing.
• This can also be the auspicious gift option for any festivals, house warming ceremony.
• Colour: Golden
• Material: Brass
• Weight: 155 gm (approx.)
• Dimension (L*W*H): 4.2 cm * 1.5 cm * 13.5 cm
• Box Content: 1 Goddess Lakshmi Dhokra Figurine

Handling Instructions:

• Keep the statue away from water or alcohol-based cleansing agent.
• Clean this figurine with dry clean cotton cloth.

Note:

• This product is purely handmade, hand curved. So, there might be some variations in colour and design which are natural in the manufacturing of handmade items which makes the product unique in its form.
• Dimensions mentioned are approximative.