Celestial Women

Women belong to the moon and vice versa. As the world slows down in a collective gasp to witness the history-making landing of Chandrayaan-3, let this be a primer on how women across time and space have been linked to the celestial body.

A new book, authored by an Indian- origin curator of a museum here attempts to delve into the meaning of sculptural motifs of 'celestial women' in Indian temples, seeing them as more than aesthetic appendages decorating its walls.

Women belong to the moon and vice versa. As the world slows down in a collective gasp to witness the history-making landing of Chandrayaan-3, let this be a primer on how women across time and space have been linked to the celestial body.

A new book, authored by an Indian- origin curator of a museum here attempts to delve into the meaning of sculptural motifs of 'celestial women' in Indian temples, seeing them as more than aesthetic appendages decorating its walls.