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Dewi Tara bust, 50 cm, antique finish
Dewi Sri is an important goddess of fertility, especially in Bali and Java. She regulates all life, directs especially in her function as moon goddess the flourishing of the food that grows on earth and determines the death, the plants as well as animals and people return to her womb. Thus she also commands over the underworld or otherworld. Above all, however, she provides food for the people and thus ensures their survival. Since rice is the main food of this region, Dewi Sri is above all the revered rice goddess. She is portrayed as a goddess of unusual beauty. She is always depicted as youthful, lithe and slender.