Hindu divine powers

About  80% of the Indian population are what is called Hindus. The term, Hinduism, is not compatible with names like Judaism/jews, Christianity and Islam/moslems. The latter focus their religious belief on one god, whereas the hindus are extremely versatile. Hindus may be polytheists, monotheists or a-theists. What we understand as Hindu-Gods and -Goddesses have no similarity with God/Allah or Jave in the west. I have no general word for the Hindus´ Gods or Goddesses.

In addition there are many more reliogious movements such as Sikhs, various ways of christianity, but also the very local beliefs the old races - such as adivasi - maintain. And we have many buddhists.

I concentrated mainly on Hindus and their culture. So the books I have and the art objects are mainly hinduistic. The following is a small copper sculpture of the female divine power Saraswati.

Saraswati with the peacock, a rosary, 

the wise book, playing her veena.

Deepalakshmi in Kerala, ca 12 cm high, Bronce

Krishna and Radha, water colour painting

Metallisches aus Südindien

They maintain a high art of metal art in South India.

When I lived in Kerala I could purchase several pieces, one or two pieces I had later to give away - to my regret.

Ritual oil lamp made in bronce. I got the lamp 

in Kerala in 1965. - During a procession 

in the "Sree Poornathrayesa Temple"

of Tripunithura town such a lamp was carried 

in front of the procession. Look into Google 

for this temple and this procession with 11 elephants. 

The lamp is to be lit with 

oil plant oil (coco nut) or ghee. 

The total length from flame 

to tail is 48 cm.

A few detail pictures will follow.

 I would like to give the lamp a place more solemn than our library.

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