Padmasana Gajalakshmi Tanjore Painting | Traditional Colors With 24K Gold | Teakwood Frame | Gold & Wood | Handmade | Made In India

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Tanjore paintings are famous for their exquisite depictions of devotional icons and this painting, Goddess Gajalakshmi is portrayed in the most wonderful way. She is one among the eight primary manifestations of Lakshmi (Ashtalakshmi), who is considered to be the giver of power of royalty, fortune and prosperity in lives of the devotees. She is extremely merciful and blesses the individual souls with material and spiritual wealth. 

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Item Code: PAA300
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TANJORE PAINTING TRADITIONAL COLORS WITH 24 KARAT GOLD
Dimensions 18 inch x 15 inch x 2 inch (With Frame)
14 inch x 11 inch (Without Frame)
Weight: 2.90 kg
Handmade
Handmade
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The Goddess is depicted seated on a throne in Ardhapadmasana; her left leg placed on the floor while the right one on the throne. Attired in a bright red saree and adorned with several jewels on her fair complexioned body, she appears like a shining star. As she sits in that posture, the perfect pleats gracefully open up between her legs. She holds a lotus flower in each of her upper hands that symbolize the purity of consciousness. The lower hands are in the boon granting Varada Mudra and Abhaya Mudra (gesture of fearlessness). A stream of flow of gold coins can be seen pouring down from her right hand as well as a pot held around her left hand. As her name suggests (Gajalakshmi meaning Lakshmi with elephants), she is flanked with two white elephants on her either side. They lift their trunk up as if glorifying the Goddess. The use of vibrant colors and pure gold coating give an aesthetic look to this painting.  

 


Gilded Elegance: Unraveling the Artistry of Tanjore Paintings

Tanjore painting is a traditional form of art in the South Indian style and was started by the inhabitants of a small town known as Thanjavur of Tamil Nadu. This gives it another name called “Thanjavur painting”. This painting draws its figures, designs, and inspiration from the time when Vedic culture was prevalent in India. Certain remarkable features of a Tanjore painting distinguish it from other paintings. Some of these are pure gold or gold foil coating on gesso work, the use of rich and vivid colors, and the inlay of cut-glass or semi-precious and precious stones. The subjects of most of the Tanjore paintings are Hindu Gods, Goddesses, and saints. The main devotional figure is portrayed in the central portion of the painting and is usually surrounded by various secondary figures.

The process of making a Tanjore painting

The classic Tanjore paintings are done on wooden planks and hence are also referred to as Palagai Padam in South India (Palagai = Wooden plank, Padam = Picture). Creating a masterpiece is never an easy task but the skilled artists of Thanjavur have been following the tradition of making timeless Tanjore paintings for decades.
The making process begins with preparing the wooden board or canvas. The size of the board depends upon the choice of the patron. The next step is to paste cardboard over the wooden board and then a cotton fabric is stretched and pasted upon it using Arabic gum.
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Now that the cloth is attached to the wooden panel, a rough sketch of the motifs and figure is drawn onto the fabric. After this, a paste of chalk powder and water-soluble adhesive is evenly applied over the base and smoothed.
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Thereafter, the outlines which were made or traced using a stencil are now ready to be beautified and decked with various add-ons. The usual materials for decoration are cut-glass, pearls, semi-precious and precious gems, gold leaf, and laces. 22 or 18 Karat Gold leaves and gems of varied hues are especially inlaid in areas like pillars, arches, walls, thrones, and dresses. In the final step, the rest of the painting is filled with rich and striking colors such as shades of red, blue, and green. Formerly, the artists used natural colors like vegetable and mineral dyes instead of chemical paints. The entire painting is then cleaned and refined to give a flawless finished look.
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Since the making of a single piece of Tanjore painting requires a complex and elaborate process, the artists usually take at least one or two months to complete it. The use of pure gold foil and gems for beautification is a characteristic of an authentic Tanjore painting. Due to this, Tanjore paintings last for generations without getting tarnished and are much more expensive than general paintings. Though the art form has undergone various changes and technique modifications over the years, it continues to attract the hearts of art lovers.
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