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Gangā (Hindu deity)

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Images about Gangā (Hindu deity)

7 images from works
  • Page 122: Shiva and Parvati on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.
  • The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. 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.
  • Ganga. Watercolour drawing.
  • The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.
  • Ganga and her transport. Gouache drawing.
  • Ganga on her transport led by a worshipper, with an upside down elephant in the river. Coloured transfer lithograph.

Works from the collections

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    Ganga and her transport. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 26011i
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    Ganga on her transport led by a worshipper, with an upside down elephant in the river. Coloured transfer lithograph.

    | Reference: 26201i
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    Page 122: Shiva and Parvati on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27357i
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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.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Reference: 26676i
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    The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.

    Ravi Varma, 1848-1906. | Reference: 26687i
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Related topics

Hindu goddesses
Hindu mythology
Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
Hindu gods
Siva (Hindu deity)

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