Mahalaxmi

Mahalaxmi was $950 one of the best in  from Imtiyaz in 2021 or 2022
much more than Vishnu’s wife
combination of Vishnu and Siva more of a Shaivite then Vaishnavite piece
one of best Mahalaxmi he has seen in his life

this is from Mysore, Karntaka   Imtiyaz calls this a masterpiece

he says it is the best one he has ever seen

truly magnificent

THIS CAN BE WORLDWIDE GIFT

this is Ganga Jamuna    the statue is copper and the lion is brass

but it was made for Kohlapur which is on border of Maharashtra and Karnataka   made for a royal family

this is 16th century

For those of you wondering as to how Mahalakshmi is associated with Linga (Siva’s form), here is a paragraph from Prof S K Ramachandra Rao’s Pratima Kosha Volume 5 page 65.

” Mahalakshmi is to be regarded NOT as the consort of Vishnu, but as the primordial energy manifesting herself as Maha-Saraswati, Maha-Lakshmi and Maha-Kali, from whom the three Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra (Siva) took shape to create, protect and dissolve the universe”.  [ from Bronzes of India]