Antique Indian Bronze Sculpture Hindu God Of War Kartikeya - Murugan Tamil

Kartikeya also known as Murugan , Shanmugha and Subrahmanya, is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the younger brother of Ganesha, and a god whose legends have many versions in Hinduism. An important deity in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times, he is particularly popular and predominantly worshipped in South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Malaysia as Murugan.

Murugan is widely regarded as the "God of the Tamil people".

A finely detailed bronze cast in five separate pieces all of which have remained together ! Nice genuine age patina

Here Kartikeya and his consorts are standing on a Bhadrapeetham and are surrounded by prabhavali with a kirthi-mukha at the apex
The deities slide into respective slots made for them in Bhadrapeetham. This type of construction is typical of Karnataka.

Kartikeya is seated on his vahana a peacock. holding double Vajra and vel (Shakti) in his rear hands. The front hands are in Varada and Abhaya mudra. As usual, he is appropriately jewelled and his upper body is bare except for jewellery and yajnopavitha.
Valli, the hunter girl, is holding a lotus in her right hand. Deivani, the daughter of Indra, is holding Nilopalam in her left hand.

Period - 19th century or earlier

Condition - Good condition

Measurement - Height 12.5 cm

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