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Subject Hindus Level [40] File

21. Add Or 686

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Add Or 686
Title:
Saiva mendicant and female devotee; the man carries a peacock-feather and hand-punkah, the woman holds a spear and a garland.
Scope & Content:
Shaiva mendicant and female devotee; the man carries a peacock-feather fan and hand punkah, the woman holds a spear and a garland. Inscribed: ‘Pandaweem & his Wife.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1805
Extent:
1 Item

22. Add Or 767

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Add Or 767
Title:
Two Jangama (Saiva) ascetics in saffron robes with green feather hats and long braided hair.
Scope & Content:
Two ‘Jangam’ (Shaiva) ascetics in saffron robes with green-feather hats and long braided hair. Inscribed: ‘2 Priests.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1832
Extent:
1 Item

23. Add Or 899

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Add Or 899
Title:
Chaitanya and Nityananda
Scope & Content:
Caitanya and his follower Nityananda. Inscribed: ‘2. Nitai Chaitanya.’ 390 by 280 mm. Note: Caitanya (1486-1533) was a mystic and religious teacher who lived in Bengal. He had a great influence on the spread of Vaisnavism and was at times regarded as an incarnation of Radha and Krishna, and o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item

24. Add Or 900

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Add Or 900
Title:
Jagai and Madhai, converts of Chaitanya
Scope & Content:
Jagai and Madhai, converts of Caitanya. Inscribed: ‘8. Jagie and Madhaie.’ 425 by 280 mm. Note: The brothers Jagai and Madhai were aggressive drunkards who were converted by Caitanya and became his devoted followers.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item

25. Add Or 964

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Add Or 964
Title:
Narada the great sage.
Scope & Content:
Narada, the great sage. Inscribed in English: ‘Naratha’; in Tamil: ‘naratar.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 Item

26. Add Or 993

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 993
Title:
Ascetic in saffron robe holding a rosary in his right hand.
Scope & Content:
Ascetic in saffron robe holding a rosary in his right hand. Inscribed: ‘Fakir.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1805
Extent:
1 Item

27. Add Or 1014

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1014
Title:
Saiva ascetic (urddhvabahu) seated on a tiger skin; also labourer breaking bricks
Scope & Content:
Shaiva ascetic with raised arms and long nails ‘(urddhvabahu)’ seated on a tiger skin; also labourer breaking bricks. Inscribed: ‘Native beggar.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

28. Add Or 1030

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1030
Title:
Two Vaisnava ascetics, an urddhvabahu and a bairagi
Scope & Content:
Two Vaishnava ascetics; one with arm upraised ‘(urddhvabahu),’ one carrying a bowl of fire ‘(bairagi).’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

29. Add Or 1150

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Add Or 1150
Title:
Saiva ascetic with arm upraised (urddhvabahu)
Scope & Content:
Shaiva ascetic with arm upraised ‘(urddhvabahu).’ Inscribed: ‘A Sunnassie of a religious Sect of Hindoos.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798-1804
Extent:
1 Item

30. Add Or 1293

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1293
Title:
Bearded Hindu ascetic, with arm upraised (urddhvabahu).
Scope & Content:
Bearded Hindu ascetic, with arm upraised ‘(urddhvabahu).’ Inscribed: ‘A Fanatic Beggar doing Penance.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1825-1830
Extent:
1 Item