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Hindu Bronze Artifact Depicting Parvati, the

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Hindu Bronze Artifact Depicting Parvati, the
Hindu Bronze Artifact Depicting Parvati, the Hindu goddess of fertility, love and devotion; as well as of divine strength and power. She is the gentle and nurturing aspect of the Hindu goddess Shakti and one of the central deities of the Goddess-oriented Shakta sect. She is the mother goddess in Hinduism, and has many attributes and aspects. Each of her aspects is expressed with a different name, giving her over 100 names in regional Hindu stories of India. Along with Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, and Saraswati the goddess of knowledge and learning, she forms the trinity of Hindu goddesses. Parvati is the wife of the Hindu god Shiva - the protector and regenerator of universe and all life. She is the daughter of the mountain king Himavan and mother Mena. Parvati is the mother of Hindu deities Ganesha and Kartikeya, sister of the god Vishnu and the river-goddess Ganga.[11][12] Estimated more than 200 yrs old. (Pangaea Auctions) Size and/or Weight: See Measurement Photo. (Photos Represent The Lot Condition.)