The gods in their temple car, preceded by a rider on a yellow deer.
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A painting depicting the Jagannatha trio in their temple car accompanied by precursors. By a citrakar of Puri, Puri district, Orissa, c.1800 or earlier. Gouache and earth-colours on prepared cloth; 220 by 265 mm. Acquired by W.G. Archer from members of the painter community in a suburb of Pur...
The gods meet the milkmaid. Balabhadra and Jagannatha, both in semi-human form and riding two prancing horses, encounter a standing female figure with yellow skin and a pot of curds on her head. She holds out her right hand and raises her left arm. Balabhadra with white face and hands but blu...
The Jagannatha trio installed in majesty in a shrine with below them three priests.
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The Jagannatha trio installed in majesty in a shrine with below them three priests. Siva, white-skinned and wreathed with snakes, reveres them on the left, Brahma four-armed, four-headed and yellow skinned, reveres them on the right. At the bottom is the untouchables’ image of Jagannatha, situ...
The Jagannath trio installed in majesty in a shrine with below them three priests.
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A similar version of the same subject, substituting a lamp for the small black-skinned devotee beside the dancing Krishna. 275 by 245 mm. Note: The meaning of the epithet ‘Sudarsana’ in the name Sudarsana Cakra is either ‘handsome’or’keen-sighted’, the latter perhaps a reference to its power o...
The gods in their temple car preceded by a figure standing on a bull
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The gods in their temple car preceded by a figure standing on a bull. The temple car has a green under-carriage and a single large black wheel. To the left, a cream-coloured bull with orange harness supports on its back a standing figure in green coat and trousers. Background reddish-madder. ...
Jagannatha in the role of Krishna slays the crane demon, Bakasura, by tearing apart its beak.
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Jagannatha in the role of Krishna slays the crane demon, Bakasura, by tearing apart its beak. To the left, Balabhadra, a jovial, pot-bellied figure with fully formed arms and legs, white-skinned and with a dark green dhoti. In the middle, Subadhra, a yellow head on a slim black trunk. On the ...
Jagannatha in the form of Krishna steals the milkmaids clothes.
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Jagannatha in the form of Krishna steals the milkmaids’ clothes. In the centre is a green stem-like tree with intertwined branches and yellow flowers, six sets of clothes twisted round their ends. Behind it at the bottom is an expanse of black water besprinkled with white flowers. On either s...