{"id":37112,"date":"2024-04-18T05:52:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T05:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipsantiques.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=37112"},"modified":"2024-04-18T05:54:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T05:54:22","slug":"devi-goddess-hand-3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/phillipsantiques.com\/product\/devi-goddess-hand-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Devi (Goddess) Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Karnataka<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Wood, polychromed<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A finely carved wooden hand, with original polychroming wearing bangles. She holds a blood bowl within her clenched fist and a diminutive lingam marks her forearm. Originally from an articulated multi-armed processional figure of a Devi. During festive occasions,\u00a0the\u00a0<em>utsavar<\/em>\u00a0(portable figures of deities) are placed on chariots or pedestals in the\u00a0<em>mandapam<\/em>\u00a0(audience hall of a temple) or on their respective\u00a0<em>vahana<\/em>\u00a0(vehicle) and taken out for public viewing or\u00a0<em>darshana<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Darshana<\/em>\u00a0refers to the occasion where the devotee is not only able to see the image of the deity but also to sense its omnipresence. To enhance the visibility of the\u00a0<em>utsavar<\/em>, they are elaborately dressed in dhoti or sari, garlanded with flowers and decked with the most exquisite jewellery, made of gold and semi-precious stones before being brought out in procession. Sometimes additional hands or legs are added to increase the physical presence of the image. These features may allow the deity to stand, sit or clasp multiple weapons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Size with the Stand (cms):<\/strong>29(H) x 13(W) x 7.5(D)<br \/>\n<strong>Size with the Stand (inches): <\/strong>11.5(H) x 5(W) x 3(D)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Karnataka<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Wood, polychromed<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A finely carved wooden hand, with original polychroming wearing bangles. She holds a blood bowl within her clenched fist and a diminutive lingam marks her forearm. Originally from an articulated multi-armed processional figure of a Devi. During festive occasions,\u00a0the\u00a0<em>utsavar<\/em>\u00a0(portable figures of deities) are placed on chariots or pedestals in the\u00a0<em>mandapam<\/em>\u00a0(audience hall of a temple) or on their respective\u00a0<em>vahana<\/em>\u00a0(vehicle) and taken out for public viewing or\u00a0<em>darshana<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Darshana<\/em>\u00a0refers to the occasion where the devotee is not only able to see the image of the deity but also to sense its omnipresence. To enhance the visibility of the\u00a0<em>utsavar<\/em>, they are elaborately dressed in dhoti or sari, garlanded with flowers and decked with the most exquisite jewellery, made of gold and semi-precious stones before being brought out in procession. Sometimes additional hands or legs are added to increase the physical presence of the image. These features may allow the deity to stand, sit or clasp multiple weapons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Size with the Stand (cms):<\/strong>29(H) x 13(W) x 7.5(D)<br \/>\n<strong>Size with the Stand (inches): <\/strong>11.5(H) x 5(W) x 3(D)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37119,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Exquisite Karnataka Wood Devi: Finely Carved, Polychromed and Adorned with Jewelry","_seopress_titles_desc":"Discover a finely carved wooden hand from Karnataka with stunning polychroming, bangles, and a powerful dagger. This exquisite piece once belonged to a multi-armed Devi processional figure for festive occasions. Witness its divine presence and intricate details at our temple exhibition.","_seopress_robots_index":"","content-type":""},"product_cat":[50,452,62],"product_tag":[463,500,117,321],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phillipsantiques.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/37112"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phillipsantiques.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phillipsantiques.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phillipsantiques.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phillipsantiques.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phillipsantiques.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=37112"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phillipsantiques.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=37112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}