“Laxmi” by Shankar L. Devarukhe, oil on canvas, 122 x 152 cm, 2008.
Laxmi has been popular with painters ever since Raja Ravi Varma first painted her from his imagination in the 19th century. Here, Pune-based Shankar Devarukhe, 29, used a schoolgirl from his neighbourhood as the model for this significantly childlike version of Laxmi. The pot on Laxmi’s lap is so tilted that the gold coins within flow out generously. Laxmi puja is observed this month.
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