Lamp
Item number Ef323 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Ef323 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Multiple-dish lamp (dipa) with female figure (Lakshmi) riding an elephant and holding a pot above her head. Loops on pot, lamp bowls, and elephant would once have hung with small ornaments.
For use in a small temple or household; the dish would be filled with vegetable oil, and a twisted piece of cotton, partially immersed, would be used as a wick.
daily worship
Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity and consort of Vishnu,is symbolized by a lota (pot); the elephant is an auspicious symbol. Lamp itself with its light symbolizes the presence of god in Hindu belief.
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daily worship
For use in a small temple or household; the dish would be filled with vegetable oil, and a twisted piece of cotton, partially immersed, would be used as a wick.
Multiple-dish lamp (dipa) with female figure (Lakshmi) riding an elephant and holding a pot above her head. Loops on pot, lamp bowls, and elephant would once have hung with small ornaments.
Lakshmi, goddess of prosperity and consort of Vishnu,is symbolized by a lota (pot); the elephant is an auspicious symbol. Lamp itself with its light symbolizes the presence of god in Hindu belief.
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