Striking images of a certain Indian goddess have been variously referred to as the "shameless woman", the "nude squatting goddess", the "mother goddess", or, because her historical name remains unknown, any more than twenty-five names, among them Aditi, Lajja Gauri, Renuka, and Nagna Kabamdha. The best-known images of this goddess have a female torso and a lotus flower in place of a head, while her legs are bent up at the knees and ...
