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Images about Lotus

31 images from works
  • Vishnu resting on the ocean accompanied by Lakshmi, Tumbara, Hanuman, Narada, Garuda and Brahma sitting on a lotus. Chromolithograph.
  • Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.
  • Two couples in a dance position. Ink drawing.
  • Shiva with the Ganges and Nandi bull with Durga and lion seated on lotuses. Gouache drawing.
  • Saravati holding a musical instrument, sitting on a lotus in water. Lithograph.
  • Lakshmi lustrated by two elephants. Watercolour, 18--.
  • Radha and Krishna flanked by two devotees. Chromolithograph.
  • Vishnu reclining on the ocean with Brahma springing from a lotus growing from Vishnu's navel with attendants. Coloured transfer lithograph.
  • Bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and common vetch (Lathyrus pratensis): entire flowering plants. Coloured etching by A. Duménil, c. 1865, after P. Naudin.
  • Trefoil (Lotus gracilis): entire flowering and fruiting plant with separate floral segments. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.
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Works from the collections

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    The god Vishnu in his fish avatar, Matsya, vanquishing the demon Hayagriva (left), who had stolen the sacred scriptures (Vedas) from the god Brahma. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 27837i
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    Lakshmi on her lotus in the water with elephant. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Reference: 26647i
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    Sarasvati sitting on lotuses plying her vina. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26741i
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    A woman holding flowers. Ink drawing.

    | Reference: 28167i
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    Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 27814i
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Related topics

Hindu mythology
Hindu goddesses
Hindu gods
Lakshmī (Hindu deity)
Hindu symbolism
Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Elephants
Musical instruments - India
Rivers
Weapons

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