6" Brass Nav Lakshmi Set Tiles

The Nava-Lakshmi is a rare, composite iconography of Devi Lakshmi. Of Hinduism’s presiding deity over wealth or resource, these nava (nine) roopas (forms) of the Devi each stand for nine different sources of wealth. Because the Ashta-Lakshmi (‘ashta’ is Sanskrt for eight) is so much more common, this Nava-Lakshmi collection will be a conversation-starter in the home of the devotee.

It is an ensemble of nine engraved brass plates. They are square in shape and consistent in terms of all three dimensions. Each brass plate depicts a distinct roopa of Lakshmi. There is uniformity in the stance - they are all seated in lalitasana, on a wide temple-like throne with pillars and an elaborate aureole with a flower motif at the zenith.

From the chaturbhujadharini (four-armed) to the ashtabhujadharini (eight-armed), this work encompasses every chhavi (image) of the divine. Details such as the pleats of the Devis’ sarees, the multi-tiered crowns, and the implements in their hands have been carved with remarkable precision and clarity, given the scale of the work.