Agni and his consort Svaha

Agni_and_consort Svaha

The painting from British Museum represents god Agni and his consort Svaha.

Lord Agni is with four heads with fire crown  and with eight hands. There are multiple attributes in each of the hands of the god like danda (staff), japmala (rosery) with various hast-mudras (hand gestures).

On the right side is goddess Svaha, wife of Agni god. She is seating on padma (lotus) and focused on the talk with her husband.

The scene in the backdrop presents view of a mountain with trees and clouds.

The painting dates back to 1800 and is possibly from Deccan region of Maharashtra (India).

Painting Date: 1800 (circa)
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