Art Institute of Chicago
God Shiva Seated with the Seven Mother Goddesses (Saptamatrika)
India
- Date
- 10th century
- Medium
- Sandstone
- Culture
- Madhya Pradesh
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Across India, the seven mother goddesses ( saptamatrikas ) are the personified powers ( shakti ) of the principal male gods, whom they energize. Here, these warrior deities have been invoked for their primary role: to help the goddess Durga destroy demons. The mothers are shown dancing in victory, drunk with the blood of vanquished demons. Shiva is featured at the left playing the veena , a stringed instrument. The skeletal goddess on the far right is Chamunda, the goddess of destruction and death.
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- Object type
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