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Parvati (Hindu deity)

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Images from the collections

Images featuring Parvati (Hindu deity)

28 images from works
  • Parvati enthroned nursing Ganesha. Watercolour drawing.
  • Shiva with the Ganges flowing from his head and Parvati seated on a tiger skin with Ganesha, Skanda and Nandi bull surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.
  • Shiva trampling on animal sages accompanied by deer, during Daksha's sacrifice, Parvati stands to one side. Chromolithograph.
  • Page 122: Shiva and Parvati on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.
  • Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.
  • Page 153: Shiva and Parvati seated with Nandi bull. Gouache drawing.
  • Shiva and Parvati mounted on Nandi bull in a procession led by Brahma and Hanuman and attendants. Gouache drawing.
  • Page 8: Shiva and Parvati riding on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.
  • Kali with all of her symbols and dog. Gouache drawing.
  • 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.

Works from the collections

35 works

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    A goddess on a flowering plant holding a baby elephant, could either be Lakshmi or Parvati. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26101i
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    A goddess probably Parvati as Durga riding on a lion presenting an infant Ganesha to a woman. Chromolithograph.

    | Reference: 26222i
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    Shiva with the Ganges flowing from his head and Parvati seated on a tiger skin with Ganesha, Skanda and Nandi bull surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 27741i
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    Kali trampling Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Reference: 26616i
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    Shiva trampling on animal sages accompanied by deer, during Daksha's sacrifice, Parvati stands to one side. Chromolithograph.

    | Reference: 26277i

Related topics

Hindu goddesses
Hindu gods
Hindu mythology
Bulls
Hindu symbolism
Fear
Weapons
Body armor
Tigers
Lions

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