[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Painting # Painting Painting of Lakṣmī bathed by elephants, 'Gajalakshmi'. The connection between Lakṣmī and the lotus as a symbol of fertility and prosperity is represented in the painting. The goddess holds two blooms and is seated on a third which itself rises out of a pond of lotus flowers. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1790 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1924-0401-0-2](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1924-0401-0-2) · Pramāṇa