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						A bronze statue of 
						
						
Mahesvari, 
						the 
						
						shakti 
						or feminine energy of 
						
						
Mahesvara, i.e. a form of   
						 
			Shiva, 
						at
			
			Tantra Thewala, i.e. the ‘Tantra 
			Idol Shrine’, 
						which is also known as 
						
						Wat Phra Siwa Chao, 
						i.e. the 
						
						‘Lord 
			
			
		Shiva 
						Temple’, in 
			
	Bangkok (fig.). 
						She is seated in the 
		
		royal relaxation-position 
						and on a throne underneath 
						a multi-headed 
						
		snake, 
						 
						and depicted as a 
						
						Chaturbuja 
						deity, 
						i.e. with four arms, holding 
						
						a 
						
		trident, a cup, a pen and a book as her 
	
	attributes.  
						
						
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