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God Brahma

Creator god in Hinduism

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Images featuring God Brahma

4 images from works
  • Devi Durga seated on a tiger before Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The god Brahma being worshipped by a woman with an attendant. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • The Hindu god Brahma, with four heads. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Centre, a form of Parvati seated on top of a recumbent Shiva; left, a manifestation of Shiva; foreground, Brahma; right, Vishnu with his consort Lakshmi. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Works from the collections

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    The Hindu god Brahma, with four heads. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581963i
    Part of: Hindu deities; Captain Cook's voyages; and Indian figure types
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    Devi Durga seated on a tiger before Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581639i
    Part of: Hindu deities and their manifestations
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    Centre, a form of Parvati seated on top of a recumbent Shiva; left, a manifestation of Shiva; foreground, Brahma; right, Vishnu with his consort Lakshmi. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581622i
    Part of: Hindu deities and their manifestations
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    The god Brahma being worshipped by a woman with an attendant. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 575152i
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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 (left background). Gouache.

    | Reference: 46020i

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