Me: So who do you consider an icon of Indian beauty?
Him (my BFF here):
#unrealisticbeautystandars #humanSwissknifepic.twitter.com/GvS177W6o4
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Me: So who do you consider an icon of Indian beauty?
Him (my BFF here):
#unrealisticbeautystandars #humanSwissknifepic.twitter.com/GvS177W6o4
It’s rather a nice depiction of Saraswati.
Sorry to interject, but that is an idol of Durga, not Saraswati. Probably taken in Kolkata leading up to the Durga Puja festival, when thousands of these are made each year. It is a spectacular sight to behold if you get the opportunity.
Durga == Parvati? Syncretized or just different identities? The lion + cattle motif is very characteristic of Parvati idols. I more frequently find Durga riding a tiger.
Yes, they are the same. In Bengal she is depicted riding a lion in the form she killed the demon Mahishashur. In North India on the other hand she is mostly depicted riding a tiger. She is the supreme goddess. Kali is another form of Durga/Parvati btw.
Portrayal of Durga transforming into Kali to slay the Asura Raktabijapic.twitter.com/ylBkE4Eb8b
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