Naadam

Naadam

Naadam is a painting of Matangi Devi sitting with her sakhis. Considered to be the daughter of sage Matanga, Matangi Devi is considered to be one among the Dasa Mahavidyas. The goddess of music,arts and dance, she is considered to be a varied form of goddess Saraswati. Here the goddess is seen sitting on a jhoola playing the divine veena.

Naadam (Details)

Matha marathaka shyama, Mathangi madha shalini,

Kuryath kadaksham kalyani kadambha vana vasini.

Naadam (Details)

Naadam (Details)

Naadam (Details)

Naadam (Details)

Naadam (Details)

Mathangi Devi

Mathangi Devi

Mathangi Devi, the all powerful goddess, is the Manthrini Devi of Sri Lalita Parameswari. She recides in the kadamba vanam. Normally always represented in green color, the goddess is mostly accompanied by a parrot, who will be eagerly listening to the divine music that emanates from the strings of her veena.

Jaya Mathanga thanaye, Jaya Neelolpala dhyuthe,

Jaya Sangeetha rasike, Jaya Leela shuka priye

Victory to the daughter of Mathanga,

Victory to her who resembles Neelothphala flowers,

Victory to her who enjoys music,

Victory to her who likes the playful parrot.

Saraswati Devi

Saraswati Devi

Saraswati Devi, the goddess of knowledge and enlightenment, is the companion of Lord Brahma. Depicted as white in color, the goddess carries the symbols of knowledge like pustaka and japamala.

Yaa Brahmaachyuta shankara prabhrtibhir devaih Sadaa Pujitha
Saa Maam Paathu Saraswati Bhagavati Nissesha jaadyaapaha

The one who is always revered by the holy trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, Siva and Other Devas,
O Goddess Saraswati, 

Kindly protect me and remove my ignorance completely.

Lakshmi Devi

Sri Lakshmi Devi

Lakshmi Devi, the goddess of prosperity, fortune and an embodiment of beauty, emerged in her form during the palazhi madhanam. She took her rightful abode at the vakshasthala (heart area) of Lord Vishnu. 

Hiranmayim lakshmim sada bhajami

Muthuswamy Diskshitar

I always worship Goddess Lakshmi who is of a divine golden hue.

Kaliya Mardanam

Kaliya Mardanam

Kaliya rose up with his thousand hoods vomiting poison and wrapped himself around Krishna's body. Krishna became so huge that Kāliya had to release him.

Kaliya Mardanam  (Details)

 yadi sva-prakaso lila-rasa-mayah paramatma-svarupas 

tasmin katham syama-varnatvam sarvatra prasiddham. 

"Why is it that the form of the Personality of Godhead, which He manifests only by His own wish, and which is made of the sweetness of transcendental pastimes, is famous everywhere for its dark complexion?"

Kaliya Mardanam (Details)

With rare gems and jewels decorating his body, the young Krishna danced on the thousand heads of Kaliya, thus adorning those poisonous hoods with his divine footmarks

Bala Ganapati

Bala Ganapati

Bala Ganapati is one of the 32 forms of Ganapati. A child like form, with the color of rising sun, the god has four hands with mango, banana, jack-fruit and sugarcane. The trunk of Bala Ganapti has his favorite modaka sweet.

Karastha kadali chootha, panasekshuka modhakam,
Bala soorya prabhakaram, vandeham bala ganapathim.

I salute the boy like Ganapathi who shines like a young Sun,
Holding in his hands Banana fruit, mango fruit, jack fruit, sugarcane and Modhaka.