The painting of the eye ceremony

Description

The Goddess Durga after the painting of the eye ceremony. From this point onwards the Hindus believe that the image is enlivened, and the Goddess is worshipped as though she has all the powers given to her by the Gods.

The sculpture was created by artists Purnendu and Dubyendu Dey from Kolkata at St Fagan's National History Museum in 2009.

External source:
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/2458/
Owner:
Amgueddfa Cymru
Creator:
Unknown
License information:
Reproduced by permission of National Museum of Wales
Creative Archive Licence
Copyright Details:
National Museum of Wales 2011
Publisher Ref:
museumwales.ac.uk/media/7946
Item uploaded:
23/3/2010
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