37.00 inch Height X 11.50 inch Width X 3.50 inch Depth
A wooden chhavi (image) of Purushottama Rama, the most superior (‘uttama’) of all men (‘purusha’). On a double-tiered lotus pedestal He stands, His stance as gentle and wise and gathered. Indeed, there are many instances in the Ramayana that sing praises of His steady temper and unflinching conformism to dharma (righteousness). Carved from a block of wood, this Rama murti is a monotone sculpture. The colour is of the deep, dark earth. Hints of a fairer ochre are to be found in the places where the carving is particularly intricate, such as the embroidery on His dhoti and the curve of His life-sized bow (without a bow, the iconography of the gallant prince of Ayodhya would be incomplete). This texture is characteristic of the organic medium. A long, slender backdrop that does not deviate much from the figure’s silhouette. Densely carved leaf and petal and vine carved onto its surface. This is indicative of the vana (wilderness), where the Lord spent fourteen years at the behest of His deeply saddened father.

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