Agricultural offeings are made to Durgaa too. See D.P.Chattopadhyay, Lokayata, chapter on Gauri. She has ten hands but rides a lion. So does Jagaddhaatrii who has four hands and is a form of Durga in common belief. The six hands are uniknown to me.

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Roelf Barkhuis <barkhuis@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear INDOLOGY members,

Can anybody tell us the name of the deity on the attached photograph, and the festive occasion for which the offerings have been prepared (also taking the month of the year into account)?

The photograph was taken in New Delhi, India, March 2007.

The offerings include pottery with sprouted Barley (Hordeum vulgare), a decorated coconut (Cocos nucifera) and flowers of several plants. 

Sprouting barley has also been documented in Calcutta (november 2014), where it is offered for sale as germinated grain and as seedlings in pottery, similar to the one on the photo.

I am asking this question on behalf of the author of the photograph, René Cappers. He is currently preparing a book on traditional agriculture practices and food preparation.

With kind regards and thanks in advance for your help,

Roelf Barkhuis

Barkhuis
Kooiweg 38
9761 GL Eelde
the Netherlands

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