Varalakshmi
Gouache and pearl gold on paper, 11.5" x 8", 2020 A painting inspired by the visuals of Visiripparai and Goddess Lakshmi's earlier forms as Srivatsam (as found in temples such as Siyamangalam and Uthirameroor), shared by our mentor Artist @balajisrinivasan during Citraprakaranam sessions. PC - Tamil Heritage Foundation Visiripparai, monolithic rockcut structures found in the Godavari delta and parts of Tamil nadu. prehistoric form of Mother Goddess or Devi worship. resembles a seated figure, or a kalasam, and to me : a tree and its roots. PC - from Earliest representation of Goddess Shri in Dravidian Art, Ph.d Research Scholar S.Deepika Srivatsam, early historic representation/ iconoraphy of Sri in temples, as in Siyamangalam (SivavisnuChaturvedi mangalam) and Uthirameroor. srivatsam is flanked either by crocodiles or elephants. crocodiles represent the ocean ( Ratnakara, meaning producer of wealth ,the father of Lak