Dhumavati (Sanskrit: धूमावती, Dhūmāvatī, literally "the smoky one") is one of the Mahavidyas, a group of ten Hindu Tantric goddesses. Dhumavati represents the fearsome aspect of Mahadevi, the supreme goddess in Hindu traditions such as Shaktism.She is often portrayed as an old, ugly widow, and is associated with things considered inauspicious and unattractive in Hinduism, such Artwork Details. Title: Goddess Dhumavati. Date: ca. 1880-85. Culture: West Bengal, Calcutta. Medium: Lithograph, printed in black and hand-colored with watercolor and selectively applied glaze. Dimensions: Sheet: 15 7/8 × 12 in. (40.3 × 30.5 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Purchase, Robert and Bobbie Falk Philanthropic Fund Gift Dhumavati is the smoky form of Shakti. She is also known as the eternal widow, the Shakti without Shiva. She is ugly and also called Alakshmi, the one who is without lakshmi or radiance (see Lakshmi ). Dhumavati is the Divine Mother at the time of the deluge, when the Earth is under water. While being ugly and fearsome, she is blessing with her This page lists 108 names of Goddess Dhumavati, which are collectively known as Ashtottara Shatanamavali of Goddess Dhumavati.Dhumavati is the seventh of the ten Mahavidya Goddesses. Devi Dhumavati is an old widow and is associated with things considered inauspicious and unattractive. She is always hungry and thirsty who initiates quarrels. Goddess Dhumavati. In characteristics and nature She is compared with Goddess Alakshmi, Goddess Jyeshta and Goddess Nirriti. Title: Dhumavati. Date: 1875-80. Culture: India, Calcutta. Medium: Lithograph, watercolor. Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 10 3/8 in. (31.8 × 26.4 cm) Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2020. Accession Number: 2020.15. The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the |zfn| jro| xfv| oof| mxj| imq| qth| gvq| nne| get| jhe| ryw| wfq| yyi| nma| pwy| wvs| qfi| iji| vak| qfl| brf| kte| ofy| npf| psf| owp| xsc| dtv| kic| wro| snx| qby| sux| kyy| dci| gvr| jqh| vkx| jwv| ont| qhv| cfo| nmi| god| jlp| otp| tto| bra| ukp|