Poster

About this object

Cultural context

Contemporary art.

Physical description

Poster depicting the triumvirate of the goddess Laxmi (Lakshmi), the god Ganapati (Ganesh), and the goddess Saraswati. The central figure (Lakshmi) has a yellow halo and a jeweled headdress. She has four arms: two upper arms hold lotus flowers, lower right has gold coins flowing from it toward a plate on the ground, and the lower left is open and pointed down. She is standing on a lotus. The seated figure to the left (Saraswati) is playing a vina and is holding beads and money. She has yellow halo behind her head. The seated figure to the right (Ganapati) has an elephant nose and a yellow halo behind his head. Two elephants are standing in the water behind the figures and lotus flowers are floating on the surface. A peacock stands in the lower left, and a mouse in the lower right. A tray of food, a book decorated with a swastica, an oil lamp, and a bowl of white balls are at the bottom.