Laxmi Narayan Temple

Описание: Title: Laxmi Narayan Temple (Wonder Matches & Miracle Beads)
Series: God in the Palm of the Hand
Artists: Zhamoido Anatolii & Bulba Natalia
Original Design: 2011
Completion: 2013
Dimensions:
• Object: 140 mm (diameter) × 115 mm (height)
• Packaging: 160 mm (diameter) × 195 mm (height)
Weight: 0.730 kg
Medium:
• Eternity
• Matches
• Glue
Beads and Decorative Elements:
• Japanese and Czech seed beads
• Wooden beads
• Microbeads
• Adhesive beads
• Bugle beads
• Czech rondelles
• Metal-set rhinestones
• Swarovski crystals
• Metal chain
• Glitter
Other Materials:
• Ice cream sticks
• Toothpicks
• Adhesive film
• Acrylic glass base
• 1 DVD and plastic stand from the packaging
• Computer graphics
Packaging:
Protective display case made of acrylic glass.

Exhibition / Catalog Label
This miniature temple is not a replica of an existing building but an artistic homage rooted in Hindu tradition. Its architectural prototype is the prayer chariot (ratha) of Dharmaraja in Mamallapuram — reimagined here as a compact and radiant sanctuary.
Constructed primarily from matchsticks and ice cream sticks, the piece is adorned with delicate beaded garlands, metal elements, and Swarovski crystals. The ceilings of both tiers are formed using wooden ice cream sticks, adding warmth and structure.
The temple is dedicated to Lakshmi — the goddess of abundance, beauty, and well-being — and to Vishnu, the preserver of the world. Their images appear throughout the work, among bursts of ornamentation and flowing symmetry.
This is not merely a craft object but a symbolic temple — a world of myth, devotion, geometry, and light — condensed into a form that fits in the palm of your hand.
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This Matchstick Temple is an Indian tale,
Where crystals shimmer and kindness prevails.
A dance of geometry, light, and the way —
That shines through time in the hands on display.
The whole living world fits into one palm —
The Temple of Lakshmi and Vishnu —
Vishnu — so calm.

Цей Сірниковий храм — немов індійська казка,
Де блищить кристалик — і світиться ласка.
Це гра геометрій, і сяйво, і шлях —
Що світить крізь простір і час у руках.
В долоні вмістився Світ цілий, живий —
Храм Лакшмі і Вішну — у формі малий.

Санскрит (संस्कृतम्)
एष मुष्टिमन्दिरः — इव भारतीककथा,
यत्र शिलारत्नं दीप्तिं प्रसारयति कृपया।
एषा गणनां क्रीडा, तेजसा युक्तः पन्थाः,
यो हस्तयोः आकाशं च कालं च प्रकाशयति।
हस्तयोः मध्ये स्थितं जगत् सजीवम्,
लक्ष्म्याः विष्णोः च मन्दिरं — रूपेण लघुत्वम्।
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Гінді (हिन्दी)
यह तीली-मंदिर एक भारतीय कहानी सा है,
जहाँ चमके क्रिस्टल — और ममता की छाया लहराए।
ये है ज्यामिति का खेल, प्रकाश और पथ,
जो समय और आकाश को छूता है इन हथेलियों में।
इन हथेलियों में समाया है जीवंत संसार,
लक्ष्मी और विष्णु का मंदिर — छोटा रूप, बड़ा विचार।



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