{"product_id":"a-south-indian-golu-doll-shivalingam-and-shakti-in-an-embrace","title":"A South Indian Golu Doll: Shivalingam and Shakti in an Embrace","description":"\u003cp\u003emid twentieth century\u003cbr\u003e11 1\/4\" x 9 1\/2\" x 4 1\/2\", 28.5 cm x 24 cm x 11.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis charmingly rendered and painted molded figure is what is called in South India a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golu\"\u003e\u003cem\u003egolu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekolu\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese figures--and there were many gods and goddesses depicted in the form of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003egolu\u003c\/em\u003e--were set out in traditional home displays in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh during the nine night Hindu festival called\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Navaratri\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNavratri\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cem\u003egolu\u003c\/em\u003e depicts an unusual yet charming scene of the great god Shiva depicted as a garlanded \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lingam\"\u003elingam\u003c\/a\u003e. The Shivalingam is lovingly embraced by his consort, Shakti, who personifies divine feminine power. When Shakti's ecstatic vibration is in concert with Shiva's masculine power, a catalytic and all-powerful creative energy is unleashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a sweet and loving portrait of this dynamic couple who are shown here in a rare moment of tender embrace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs can be easily seen on the accompanying detail photographs, this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003egolu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows a good deal of wear, patina and surface damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a depiction of an unusual yet potent scene--beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649551765690,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9422\/files\/Shakti42.jpg?v=1791313619","url":"https:\/\/www.srithreads.com\/products\/a-south-indian-golu-doll-shivalingam-and-shakti-in-an-embrace","provider":"Sri","version":"1.0","type":"link"}