PLATE VIII.

Is Devi, the same as Parvati, or Bhavani. It is copied from Moor's

Pantheon, plate xxx. The goddess represents the feminine element in

the universe. Her forehead is marked by one of the symbols of the four

creators, the triad, and the unit. Her dress is covered with symbolic

spots, and one foot peculiarly placed is marked by a circle having a

dot in the interior. The two bear the same signification as the Egyptian

eye. I am not able to define the symbolic import of the articles held

in the lower hands. Moor considers that they represent scrolls of paper,

but this I doubt. The raised hands bear the unopened lotus flower, and

the goddess sits upon another.

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