It represented an archaic spiritual essence, a transcendental idea of Universe as well as expressing Universal Hinduism and nationhood. Abanindranath Tagore portrayed Bhārat Mātā as a four-armed Hindu goddess wearing saffron-colored robes, holding the manuscripts, sheaves of rice, a mala, and a white cloth. The image of Bharatmata was an icon to create nationalist feeling in Indians during the freedom struggle. Sister Nivedita, an admirer of the painting, opined that the picture was refined and imaginative, with Bharatmata standing on green earth and blue sky behind her; feet with four lotuses, four arms meaning divine power; white halo and sincere eyes; and gifts Shiksha-Diksha-Anna-Bastra of the motherland to her children.Indian Independence activist Subramania Bharati saw Bharat Mata as the land of Ganga. He identified Bharat Mata as Parashakti. He also says that he has got the Darśana of Bharat Mata during his visit with his guru Sister Nivedita. In the book "Everyday Nationalism: Women of the Hindu Right in India", Kalyani Devaki Menon argues that """the vision of India as Bharat Mata has profound implications for the politics of Hindu nationalism""" and that the depiction of India as a Hindu goddess implies that it is not just the patriotic but also the religious duty of all Hindus to participate in the nationalist struggle to defend the nation. This association has caused controversy with devout Muslims, whose belief in the oneness of God keeps them from assigning divinity to any god other than Allah. However, muslims of muslim majority Bangadesh, specially the Bengladeshi nationalists, revere the similar personification of Bangladesh as Bangamata (the ""Mother Bangladesh""). The motto "Bharat Mata ki Jai’" ("Victory for Mother India") is used by the Indian Army. Muslims majority Indonesia's several dozen national armed units also use hindu-origin sanskrit language mottoes, including the National Armed Forces, Army, Navy, for example the Indonesian Air Force's motto "Swabhuana Paksa" ("Wings of The Motherland") and the Indonesian National Police's motto "Rastra Sewakottama" or "राष्ट्र सेवकोत्तम" ("Nation's main servants").