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Hindu gods

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Images about Hindu gods

353 images from works
  • Vishnu resting on the ocean accompanied by Lakshmi, Tumbara, Hanuman, Narada, Garuda and Brahma sitting on a lotus. Chromolithograph.
  • Ganesha and his two wives, Siddhi and Buddhi, surrounded by six attendants and his rats. Chromolithograph.
  • Ganesha. Chromolithograph.
  • Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti: folio 27 recto
  • Page 121: Sita being lured by a disguised Ravana, while Rama and Laksmana hunt in the forest. Watercolour drawing.
  • Rama fighting with his sons with the help of Hanuman over a horse sacrifice. Watercolour drawing.
  • A disguised Ravana luring Sita away. Chromolithograph.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.
  • Narasimha disembowelling Hiranyakasipu in front of his son and attendants. Chromolithograph, 1883.
  • Vishnu in his incarnation as Narasimha, the man-lion. Engraving, 1672.
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    Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti: folio 56R

    Krsnalilasukamuni
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    Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti; folio 14 recto

    Krsnalilasukamuni
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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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    Double picture: Durga slaying the buffalo demon, Shri Deri; Shri Dattatreya with a cow, two worshippers and dog. Transfer lithograph.

    | Reference: 25925i
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    Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti: folio 46V

    Krsnalilasukamuni
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Related topics

Krishna
Youth
Hindu mythology
Hindu goddesses
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Siva (Hindu deity)
Vishnu (Hindu deity)
Hindu symbolism
Rāma (Hindu deity)
Hanumān (Hindu deity)

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