Lotus with 9 goddesses 15. Lotus with 9 goddesses 15. Accession number 90.400.
Collapsible shrines offer worshipers a remarkably intimate way of relating to the deity.
This copper lotus appears to rise out of the water, with its square support decorated by waves. The lotus had eight petals hinged by a loop at the base of each petal. On each sits a female deity with distinctive attributes and animal vehicles. Brahmani, the female aspect of Brahma. The central calyx cup of the lotus once supported a figure of Durga.