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Kārttikeya (Hindu deity)

Images

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon on a stand within a torana surrounded by deities. Chromolithograph.
  • Kartikeya, also called Murugan, Hindu god of war, standing in front of a peacock and holding a spear. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
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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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    Kartikeya, also called Murugan, Hindu god of war, standing in front of a peacock and holding a spear. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581066i
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    Kartikeya, also called Murugan, Hindu god of war, surrounded by a circle of peacock feathers, accompanied by his wives Valli and Devasena. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581070i
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    Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon on a stand within a torana surrounded by deities. Chromolithograph.

    | Reference: 26214i
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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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