Angada at Ravana’s court
Angada at Ravana’s court The monkey prince Angad is first sent to give diplomacy one last chance By – Ravi Varma studio, 1910’s
Hindu Mythology & Legends
Lakshmi Narayana-Combined form of Vishnu and his Consort Lakshmi
Lakshmi Narayana-Combined form of Vishnu and his Consort Lakshmi or Vasudeva-Laksmi, Vasudeva-Kamalaja. Here the divine couple Vishnu and Lakshmi merge to create a single being. Known as Vaikuntha-Kamalaja, this form appears mostly in Nepal and the neighboring highlands of India. Green-skinned Vishnu holds his identifying objects (discus, conch, mace, and lotus) while white-skinned Lakshmi carries
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Krishna Weds Kalindi
Krishna Weds Kalindi Page from a dispersed series of the Bhagavata Purana Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper Made in Nepal, Asia
Kalki – Tenth Avatar of Vishnu
Kalki – Tenth Avatar of Vishnu A blue-skinned lord with a double-pointed sword leads his ornately caparisoned horse through a jungle landscape. Monkeys, goats, and a tiger frolic in the trees above, while the undulating lines below suggest they are walking next to a river. The subject matter of this painting is unknown, but it
Krishna, Arjuna, and Company Hunt in the Forest
Krishna, Arjuna, and Company Hunt in the Forest Page from a dispersed series of the Bhagavata Purana Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper Made in Nepal, Asia
Krishna and Princess Jambhavati Leave the Jungle
Krishna and Princess Jambhavati Leave the Jungle From a dispersed series of the Syanmantaka Jewel Story from the Bhagavata Purana Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper Geography: Made in Nepal, Asia
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A Lion Kills Prasena in the Jungle
A Lion Kills Prasena in the Jungle Page from a dispersed series of the Bhagavata Purana The Bhagavata Purana is the authoritative compendium of the mythology of the Hindu god Vishnu. Of its twelve books, the tenth is devoted to the adventures of Krishna—an incarnation of Vishnu and one of the most beloved gods of
The Prachetas
The Prachetas This painting illustrates the Hindu tale of the ten Prachetas brothers, the great grandsons of Prithu, the primordial being. They spent ten thousand years in the great ocean meditating on Vishnu, the ultimate deity, and were consequently granted the gift of becoming the progenitors of mankind. Without rule, however, forests (chaos) had overgrown
Vishnu as Varaha Raising the Earth
Vishnu as Varaha Raising the Earth Medium: Opaque watercolor with gold on paper Geography: Made in Bundi, Rajasthan, India, Asia Context: Dynasty: Hada Chauhan Dynasty, Bundi (1569-1949)
The Adoration of Cosmic Vishnu
The Adoration of Cosmic Vishnu Probably a replacement page for a dispersed series of the Bhagavata Purana A perfect circle defines the cosmic ocean of ultimate reality. Isolated within it, the four armed god Vishnu rests on the many headed snake Ananta (Endless), while his devoted wife, Lakshmi, massages his foot. Outside the circle, deities