North India Murti
March 24, 2007
As you can see from this beautiful murti of Durga, she is carved from a nice light white marble. Interestingly enough, this is a new experience for me because I have only visited South India, particularly Tamil Nadu where the murtis are carved from a dark granite which turns black when sesame oil is applied. So the deities in the temples are very dark as you can see in the following photo of two Ganeshas.
It is another aspect of the traditional culture of India that I find particularly fascinating. The Vedic tradition is substantially the same throughout India, but there are many variations north/south, or even in the different states of the same region.
