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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.

Page 121: Sita being lured by a disguised Ravana, while Rama and Laksmana hunt in the forest. Watercolour drawing.

Half-clothed Tilottama flying in the sky playing with a red ball. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

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.

Parvati enthroned nursing Ganesha. Watercolour drawing.

The Sarabha: a mythical creature connected with Shiva. Gouache drawing.

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.

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

The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.

Damayanti deserted in the forest: part of the story of Damayanti and Nala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

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The Sarabha: a mythical creature connected with Shiva. Gouache drawing.

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.

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

The serpent sacrifice. Chromolithograph.

Damayanti deserted in the forest: part of the story of Damayanti and Nala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.