Ankur's creations

23/08/2026

Tara / Neel Saraswati /Ugra-Tara
Size 5.5 inches approx
Work by Ankur Valecha
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Goddess Tara, also known as Nīla Sarasvatī, is the embodiment of supreme knowledge, liberation, and salvation. She is depicted with a deep blue complexion and a prominent, large belly. Serpents adorn and coil around her body, symbolizing profound power and transcendence. Upon her head rests a crown composed of five skulls, snake and Cresent moon , representing the transcendence of the five aspects of worldly existence.
Tara is depicted with four arms. In one upper hand, she holds a blooming lotus, symbolizing supreme wisdom and spiritual awakening. In one lower hand, she holds a pair of scissors, representing the severing of ignorance and worldly bo***ge. In her remaining hands, she carries a blood-stained khadga and a kapāla (skull-cup) filled with blood. Together, these attributes express her fierce yet compassionate power to destroy ignorance, cut through attachment, bestow knowledge, and lead the devotee toward ultimate liberation.


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02/07/2026

Bala Tripura Sundari
Height 10 inches
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Bhandaputravadhodhyuktabalavikramanandita

bhandasurasya putranam vadhe udyuktayah balayah vikramena nandita

She is delighted in the Valor of Bala (who was) ready to slay the sons of Bhanda

There were thirty sons of Bhandasura, viz., chaturbahu to Upamaya. Bala, nine year old daughter of the Goddess, slayed all the sons of Bhandasura

Bala is the daughter of Lalitha and nine years old. Bhandasura had 30 sons.

19/03/2026

भगवती मूल दुर्गा
Mool Durga

ॐ सिंहस्था शशिशेखरा मरकतप्रख्यैश्चतुर्भिर्भुजैः

शङ्खं चक्रधनुःशरांश्च दधती नेत्रैस्त्रिभिः शोभिता।

आमुक्ताङ्गदहारकङ्कणरणत्काञ्चीरणन्नूपुरा

दुर्गा दुर्गतिहारिणी भवतु नो रत्नोल्लसत्कुण्डला॥

Translation:
She who is seated on a lion, adorned with the crescent moon (Shashishekhara), possesses an emerald-like complexion (Marakata), and has four arms.he who holds a conch (shankha), discus (chakra), bow (dhanu), and arrows (sharanshcha), radiating beauty with three eyes.Adorned with armlets, necklaces, bracelets, a musical waistband (kanchi), and sounding anklets.May that Durga, who destroys all evil/miseries (durgatiharini) and wears shining jewel earrings, bless us.

13/02/2026

12/02/2026

Ardhnarishwar🔱 🪷
Size 18 inches
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Shiva as Ardhanarishvara is not just an icon — it is a truth carved into existence itself. Half Shiva, half Shakti. Not two. One.
there is this beautiful yet sharp story of Rishi Bhringi.
Bhringi was an intense devotee of Shiva. So intense… that he refused to acknowledge Parvati. When he went to Kailasa, he desired to circumambulate only Shiva. Not Devi. Not the Mother. Just Shiva.
But how can you separate fire from its heat?
When he tried to go around Shiva alone, Devi Parvati calmly sat on Shiva’s lap — making it impossible for him to circle Shiva without circling her.
Because you cannot worship consciousness while rejecting its power.
Still stubborn, Bhringi transformed himself — some say into a serpent, some say a tiny creature — trying to squeeze between them.
So Shiva revealed a deeper truth. He merged with Parvati, becoming Ardhanarishvara — one body, half male, half female. A cosmic declaration: Shiva and Shakti are inseparable.
But even then… Bhringi did not understand. He turned into a beetle and tried to circle only the Shiva half.
That is when Devi’s patience ended.
Parvati, the Mother of all, spoke with fierce clarity. She declared that if he refused to acknowledge the feminine source of existence, then he should lose everything that comes from the mother.
And so, Bhringi lost his flesh and blood. He became nothing but bones — a fragile skeleton.
Because without Shakti, there is no substance.
Without the Mother, there is no life.
He collapsed, unable to stand.
Even then, SHIV SHIVAA — ever compassionate — gave him a third leg to support himself. A tripod. A reminder that balance is necessary.
Only then did Bhringi finally bow — not just to Shiva — but to Shiva and Parvati together.
And that is the lesson.
Shiva is pure consciousness.
Parvati is the energy that makes it alive.

27/01/2026

|| RAJASHYAMALA ||

miniature Rajashyamala /Rajmatangi idol made by me
Size 13 inches

Śrī Rājaśyāmalā Devī is the Prime Minister (Mantrinīnāthā) of Śrī Mahātripurasundarī. Although she performs the role of a minister, she also holds a position equal to that of Śrī Rājarājeśvarī.
In the Lalitā Sahasranāma, the name “Mantrinīnyastarājyadhūḥ” (the one to whom Devī Lalitā has entrusted the responsibility of her kingdom to her minister, Devī Rājamātaṅgī) clearly indicates that the Mantrinī functions as the sovereign queen. Therefore, she is not separate from Mahātripurasundarī herself.
Śrī Rājaśyāmalā or Rājamātaṅgī is of the nature of Nāda Brahman. She is the presiding deity of all forms of art and science. She is called Lalitābhaktapālinī, meaning she protects the devotees of Mahātripurasundarī and serves as a bridge between the devotee and Śrī Mātā herself.

श्री राजश्यामला देवी श्री महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी की प्रधानमन्त्रिणी (मन्त्रीनाथा) हैं ।यद्यपि वे मन्त्रिणी की भूमिका निभाती है,वे श्री राजराजेश्वरी के समकक्ष स्थिति भी रखती हैं।

ललिता सहस्रनाम में "मन्त्रिणीन्यस्तराज्यधूः" (देवी ललिता जिन्होंने अपनी मन्त्रिणी देवी राजमातङ्गी को अपना राज्यभार सौंपा है) नाम स्पष्ट रूप से बताता है कि मन्त्रिणी महराज्ञी के रूप में कार्य करती हैं इसलिए वे स्वयं महात्रिपुरसुन्दरी से अलग नहीं हैं।

श्री राजश्यामला या राजमातङ्गी नादब्रह्मस्वरूपिणी हैं। वे कला और विज्ञान के सभी रूपों की नायिका या अधिष्ठात्री हैं। उन्हें ललिताभक्तपालिनी कहा जाता है, जिसका अर्थ है कि वह उन लोगों की रक्षा करती है जो महात्रिपुरसुंदरी को समर्पित हैं और स्वयं भक्त और श्रीमाता के बीच एक सेतु का काम करती हैं।

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26/01/2026

|| NARASIMHI ||

Size inches
Asht-Matruka series
Narasimhi/Narasinghi
Face of lion
Body of human
fierce compassion incarnate, protecting dharma beyond fear and time.