Dimensions: 10 inch Height x 10.0 inch Width x 1.7 inch Depth | Hindu Gods &amp; Goddesses<br>Brass Statue<br>Jalandhara,the menacing demon king after conquering the human and divine world, was struckby a vicious desire of winning goddess Parvati, the great mother and the mostbeautiful female in the three worlds, as his queen. Overjoyed by the thought,Jalandhara chose the demon Rahu as his messenger, who reached Kailasha andexpressed the feelings of his king in front of Lord Shiva. Hearing the message,Shiva released his powerful rage which took the form of a ferocious demon,ready to devour the messenger of Jalandhara. Rahu however was a cunning one whoknew that the Mahadeva would forgive anyone who asked for his benevolence. Withfolded hands, Rahu prayed to Shiva to spare him, and the Bhole Nath Shivaimmediately stopped his demon from attacking Rahu.Rahuwas saved from the rage of Shiva but the powerful demon who was born momentsago was suffering from a seething hunger. The demon approached his creatorShiva and prayed to him to provide him with satiating nourishment. Shiva, theAdi Deva whose divine plays (Lila) is incomprehensible for even the mostlearned ones ordered the demon to devour himself. Thus began a bizarre spectacle, of the demonslowly eating his limbs as per the wish of his maker, until the only part leftof his humongous body was his face. Lord Shiva, moved by the self-sacrifice ofhis creation praised him and gave him the boon that he will always reside atthe entrance of holy shrines as the guardian of the divine sphere, and anyonewho fails to appreciate and pay respect to him, will not be able to gain theblessings of Shiva. In remembrance of the lion-faced demons glorious act,Shiva named him Kirtimukha (Kirti- glory, Mukha- face).ExoticIndia Art with this brass Kirtimukha wall hanging brings to you the protectivepowers of Sh