Antique Javanese Hindu Temple Kamadhenu Lava Stone Sculpture

An antique hand carved lava Kamadhenu stone sculpture. Very ornate and delicate in carving. There is a fixed on the nose part.(Please check pictures for better details in condition.) Other than that, only some marks of the moss growing on, the piece is in good condition consider the time and age. An original temple piece from a Hindu temple in central Java, Indonesia. Used to sit along the path to the main temple area, outside in the temple garden. There are often images or sculptures of Kamadhenu for worshiping in Hindu temples, which is related to most Hindu deities. Though she’s never worshiped as the chief deity. A rare one of a kind piece.

Kamadhenu, also known as Surabhi. She is a divine bovine-goddess described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows.She is a miraculous cow of plenty who provides her owner whatever they desire and is often portrayed as the mother of other cattle.In iconography, she is generally depicted as a white cow with a female head and breasts, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a peafowl or as a white cow containing various deities within her body.

The Mahabharata (Adi Parva) records that Kamadhenu-Surabhi rose from the churning of the cosmic ocean (Samudra Manthana) by the gods and demons to acquire amrita (ambrosia, elixir of life). All the gods are believed to reside in the body of Kamadhenu—the generic cow. Her four legs are the scriptural Vedas; her horns are the triune gods Brahma (tip), Vishnu (middle) and Shiva (base); her eyes are the sun and moon gods, her shoulders the fire-god Agni and the wind-god Vayu and her legs the Himalayas.

Dimensions: 18.5″ x 29″ x 24″

Antique piece. Sell in used, pre-owned condition. Vintage and antique items by nature have variable amounts of wear, imperfections, signs of use, age and time. Perfectly imperfect. Condition shown as in pictures. Kindly contact us if you need more info. or detail pictures.