Who Is This Hindu Goddess

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  1. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    9E92D643-21A8-42F8-BB8F-3AC64A0A3F54.jpeg F5F1F27C-9440-4144-8910-57F87C30F778.jpeg 88A567AF-B372-4BFB-A2EF-D24B69F09270.jpeg 6069AA88-8CB4-4510-88E3-12319AA0E827.jpeg Kali maybe?
     
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Without attributes it is impossible to tell. Multiple arms indicate power, not who it is.
    Her face is quite peaceful, and she wears a regular necklace, no skull necklace, so I would rule out Kali.
    In Hinduism the 'tilaka', or dot on the forehead, is often associated with the Shaktas, followers of a Devi cult. In Shaktism the divine principle is feminine, deified as Devi. Kali is one of the many aspects of Devi.
    This Goddess could be a God, by the way. Hindu Gods can be quite 'chesty'.
     
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    I don't know, but being 4-armed, must be forewarned! :joyful:
     
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  4. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    6 armed.
     
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Must be even more vigilant then.:happy:
     
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    What's an arm or two between friends.;)
     
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