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Chaplain Kowsik discusses how Hinduism encourages us to see all art, across faiths, as a demonstration of love and devotion. She talks about how Hindu deities allow one to focus one’s relationship with god and how art brings people together and invites curiosity. She also describes sacred objects of worship in the collections of the National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA), including a goddess Uma statue (https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1929.84/), a Nandi statue (https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1985.30/), and a seated Ganesha sculpture (https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_S1987.960/).
Chaplain Kowsik discusses how Hinduism encourages us to see all art, across faiths, as a demonstration of love and devotion. She talks about how Hindu deities allow one to focus one’s relationship with god and how art brings people together and invites curiosity. She also describes sacred objects of worship in the collections of the National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA), including a goddess Uma statue (https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1929.84/), a Nandi statue (https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1985.30/), and a seated Ganesha sculpture (https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_S1987.960/).
