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Lotus-petal stand for shaligram

Title

Year/Period

19th-20th centuries

Region

Tamil Nadu, South India

Material

Brass

Technique

Casting, engraving

Dimension

Object size: 12 x 9.5 cm

Accession No.

1995-03387

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

This is a brass lotus-petal stand from Tamil Nadu, South India. It houses the shaligram, a naturally occurring Vaishnava sacred stone, which is a typical ritual object in house shrines and temples. On the base of the lotus petals is a kurma (tortoise) stand alluding to the Kurmavatara of Vishnu, the incarnation of Vishnu as a tortoise.