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Yogis

Practitioner of yoga

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Images referencing Yogis

17 images from works
  • A disguised Ravana luring Sita away. Chromolithograph.
  • Shiva trampling on animal sages accompanied by deer, during Daksha's sacrifice, Parvati stands to one side. Chromolithograph.
  • The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.
  • Shukra and Rambha. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1894.
  • A huntress coming across Shiva as a yogi. Chromolithograph.
  • Gangā and the river Ganges falling from heaven, while Shiva waits below to stem the fall with Nandi bull, Parvati and the sage Jahnu. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Ahalya the nymph being released from a curse by Rama and Lakshman. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.
  • Two begging Brahmans carrying a religious altar and symbols. Gouache drawing.
  • Shiva mounted on Nandi surrounded by attendants helping Parvati to mount. Chromolithograph, 1875.
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Works from the collections

15 works

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    Shiva trampling on animal sages accompanied by deer, during Daksha's sacrifice, Parvati stands to one side. Chromolithograph.

    | Reference: 26277i
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    A disguised Ravana luring Sita away. Chromolithograph.

    | Reference: 26467i
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    Viswāmitra rejecting his daughter Sakuntalā's birth. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    | Raja Ravi Varma | Date: [after 1900] : | Reference: 26597i
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    Two yogis, one meditating, the other performing a fire ritual. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 28663i
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    Gangā and the river Ganges falling from heaven, while Shiva waits below to stem the fall with Nandi bull, Parvati and the sage Jahnu. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    | Raja Ravi Varma | Reference: 26676i
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Related topics

Hindu mythology
Hindu gods
Hindu goddesses
Costume
India
Hindu symbolism
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