Re: REQUEST : Hindu goddesses again

Posted By Vidyasankar Sundaresan (vidya@cco.caltech.edu)
Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:46:40 -0700

> If a British family living in Bombay during WWII were to bring an enamelled
> Hindu goddess figurine back home to England at the end of the war, which
> goddess might that most likely be? (Or could it just be a "generic"
> goddess, since they are all part of the one God?)
> This is impossible to determine with certainty, but I'd be interested
> in your educated guesses. Anyone out there have vintage Hindu goddess
> figurines at home?
> Thank you kindly.
> --Robert

Dear Mr. Young,

You're asking us to make wild guesses. Does the Goddess figurine

1. sit on a swan/peacock/lotus/bull/lion?
2. hold a musical instrument/lotus/goad/noose/conch/shell?
3. wear a white/red/yellow sari?
4. have two/four/multiple arms?

Without such identification marks, it is impossible to say. The notion
that all Gods are manifestations of the One God is philosophical.
However, in sculpture, each God/Goddess is depicted with certain
specific characteristics.
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