• Hindu Goddess Lakshmi Brass Figurines.

• Size: Height - 4.5 inches, Length -2.5 inches, Width - 1.5 inches, Weight: 0.80 Kg.

• Perform Puja at home, hindu way, or just place it for decor or keep it as collectible

• Handmade by metal craftsmen from Aligarh in eastern Uttar Pradesh in North India

• Shipped in 48 hours through courier from Gurgaon in India.

Hindu Goddess Lakshmi Brass Figurines or Statues - Religious Gift Ideas. Hindu Goddess Lakshmi also called as Sri Lakshmi, is one of the most popular and widely worshiped Goddesses in Hindu tradition since pre-Buddhist period. She has a considerable body of mythology and history of India. The earliest legend states that Sri is born as a result of austerities of Prajapati, and she represents ten qualities and objects, namely, food, royal power, universal sovereignty, noble rank, power, holy luster, kingdom, fortune, bounteousness, and beauty.By the late epic period (400 AD), Lakshmi became associated with Vishnu, and emerged as his wife or consort, and acquired - in addition to her earlier attributes - characteristics of a model ife.

Brass is any alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties. Brass is a substitutional alloy. Brass has a muted yellow color, somewhat similar to gold. It is relatively resistant to tarnishing, and is often used as decoration and for coins. The craft is practiced by the people of the Kansari caste who can be broadly described as metalsmiths while a particular variety, dhokra, is practiced mainly by sithulias and hand carved by some of the finest sculpture artists of India. The largest concentration of the former is Kantilo and Balakati in Puri district although fairly substantial numbers are found in Cuttack, Ganjam and Sambalpur districts.