Hand-Painted Wooden Wall Frame – Annapoorneshwari Green Madurai goddess and a black-and-white chevron base

and a black-and-white chevron base grounds the piece in bold graphic contrast to the vivid vermillion-red face above it

and finished with a wall-mounting hook on the back — ready to hang as soon as it arrives

using dramatic costume

and 2 inches in depth

makes this an easy

Hand-Painted Wooden Wall Frame – Annapoorneshwari Green Madurai goddess and a black-and-white chevron baseAnnapoorneshwari, a manifestation of Goddess Parvathi worshipped as the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment, is shown here seated on a deep green, temple arch shaped plaque, holding a ladle and bowl of grain in her hands. Below her, the Annapoorna Sadapoorna shloka is inscribed in gold Devanagari script, invoking her blessing directly rather than leaving her identity to the image alone. The figure itself is a raised, hand painted cut out set against