Khandoba

Brass

24 cms approx. Unknown age but an old piece (I would estimate late 19th century or early 20th century)

 

Khandoba, (Marathi: खंडोबा Khaṇḍobā) also known as Khanderao, Khanderaya, Malhari Martand,Malanna, Mailar Malanna, Mailara Linga, and Mallu Khan is a regional Hindu deity, worshipped as Mārtanda Bhairava, a form of Shiva, mainly in the Deccan plateau of India, especially in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He is the most popular family deity in Maharashtra.

 

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