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"When heritage is stolen, a piece of history is lost forever": 16th c. Shri Lakshmi of Kerala lies as gift of Harry Lenart in Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a melancholy note that such priceless treasures of Indian heritage rest in foreign land

| Satyaagrah | Sculpture
It brings a melancholy note to our hearts when such priceless treasures of Indian heritage are not found in their native land, but instead, they rest in foreign territories

Sculpture of seated Brahma of Angkor in Cambodia was most likely made during the reign of the Buddhist King Jayavarman VII (r. 1181-ca. 1218), when many Hindu deities were incorporated into the practices of Khmer Buddhism

| Satyaagrah | Sculpture
The Vedas, the oldest and the holiest of Hindu scriptures are attributed to Brahma, and thus Brahma is regarded as the father of dharma.

Close view of sculpture of Kurmavatara (tortoise incarnation of Vishnu), Garhwa, Allahabad District - 1875

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Devtas were filled with energy and the curse of Saint Durvasa was lifted. Mohini then assumed her original form- the form of Lord Vishnu. Asuras were surprised to see this as they had been deceived and there was no nectar left for them

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahishasura - 12th century | India (Himachal Pradesh, probably Chamba Valley)

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Functioning as an altar shrine, complete with a lustration basin, this icon depicts the goddess Durga in the act of conquering the demon buffalo Mahisha. Durga crushes the beast with her foot and impales him with her trident, whereupon the demon reveals himself in human form and pleads for mercy.

In each of her eight arms, Durga holds a weapon lent to her by the male gods expressly for this task.

This shrine, with its distinctive temple towers, evokes the architecture of Himachal Pradesh, as does the lotus-petal nimbus framing the goddess’s head, a motif specific to the imagery of the Chamba Valley region.

Image and text credit: © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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