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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 292689, member: 2844&quot;]Thanks for posting the pictures, and thanks Aquitaine. I am not going to name each one and explain their meaning, but it is quite a pantheon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Raver, this is a very interesting piece, very rare, not just because of its beauty. It is connected with a very small Hindu sect.</p><p>The central figure is Surya, the god of the sun and the planets. The sun disc is shown behind his head.</p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/dscf2462-medium-jpg.94874/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Surya is often portrayed riding a chariot drawn by seven horses or, as in this case, one horse with seven heads. These seven heads represent the colors of the rainbow and the seven chakras, or energy centres, in the body.</p><p>Surya is the only God who is worshipped by humans and all supernatural beings, even the demons. That means he can be called upon to intervene in any situation.</p><p>It is clear that Surya is the main God in this table, the others are &#039;relegated&#039; to the rim. The Hindu sect which regards Surya as supreme God, or as supreme manifestation of divinity, is called the Sauras. There are very few Sauras left in India, which is why this is so extremely rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the other Gods and Goddesses, without an explanation, that&#039;s a bit too much right now:</p><p>Lovely Tara, in the lotus flower.</p><p>Monkey God Hanuman.</p><p>Ganesha with the elephant head.</p><p>Hayagriva with the horse&#039;s head.</p><p>Narasimha with the lion&#039;s head.</p><p>Kali, the terrible manifestation of Goddess Durga. This is the merry girl running around with someone&#039;s head.</p><p>Shiva, of course, with the snake around his neck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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