Multiple arms is indeed, I would say, a reference to Indian beliefs/practices.
As "Secretrussianspy" correctly points out, Shiva "destroys to build". Shiva is a part of the Trimurti: Brahma = Creator, Vishnu = Preserver, and Shiva = Destroyer.
Multiple arms are, as I understand it, a way to express in a statue/painting that the god has many aspects and powers. Hands are positioned in ways to communicate meaning (see "Mudras").
Other gods have multiple arms, perhaps particularly here "Durga". I think she thinks she is expressing her inner Durga/Gaia/Earth Mother, with this.
Also, I would not discount the possibility that someone with poor understanding of the terms, concepts and gods was using it to express the idea of "Destruction"; however I think it more likely the idea was to express the idea that this woman is godly and powerful.
Multiple arms is indeed, I would say, a reference to Indian beliefs/practices.
As "Secretrussianspy" correctly points out, Shiva "destroys to build". Shiva is a part of the Trimurti: Brahma = Creator, Vishnu = Preserver, and Shiva = Destroyer.
Multiple arms are, as I understand it, a way to express in a statue/painting that the god has many aspects and powers. Hands are positioned in ways to communicate meaning (see "Mudras").
Other gods have multiple arms, perhaps particularly here "Durga". I think she thinks she is expressing her inner Durga/Gaia/Earth Mother, with this.
Also, I would not discount the possibility that someone with poor understanding of the terms, concepts and gods was using it to express the idea of "Destruction"; however I think it more likely the idea was to express the idea that this woman is godly and powerful.