Thursday 27 October 2011

Kamdhenu - कामधेनू

Wooden Kamdhenu statue, London - S. Deepak, 2011
Wooden Kamdhenu statue, London - S. Deepak, 2011
Wooden Kamdhenu statue, London - S. Deepak, 2011

London, UK: Kamdhenu or the wish-fulfilling cow, is part of the cow-worshiping tradition in India. Today's images have an Indian wooden Kamdhenu statue from Victoria and Albert museum in London.

लंदन, ब्रिटेनः कामधेनू गाय यानी सभी इच्छाओं को पूरा करनी वाली गाय, भारतीय गौ पूजन परम्परा का प्रतीक है. आज की तस्वीरों में लंदन के विक्टोरिया एवं एल्बर्ट अंग्रहालय से दक्षिण भारत से प्रचीन कामधेनू मूर्ति.

London, Inghilterra: La mucca Kamdhenu che può soddisfare ogni desiderio, è parte della tradizione indiana di considerare mucca come un animale sacro. Le immagini di oggi presentano un'antica statua indiana di Kamdhenu dal museo Victoria e Alberto di Londra.

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2 comments:

  1. The V&A is one of my favourite museums and I really appreciate the fact that they allow photography in most parts of the museum. I wish they do that here in India as well; we have so much to share with the world !

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