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1. Or 4769, f.5

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.5
Title:
Siva,seated on a tiger skin with Parvati beside him, inside a cave in the moutain Kailasa. His bull Nandi rests in front of them beside the river.
Scope & Content:
Siva, three-eyed, white and two armed, wearing a yellow dhoti, a necklace of skulls, snakes, and the moon in his hair, a blue spot on his throat, with the Ganges issuing from his topknot, holding a drum in his right hand, his left resting on his knee, his trident upright beside him, seated on a ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

2. Or 4769, f.11

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.11
Title:
Varaha the boar avatar, bearing on the tip of his tusk the Earth depicted as a cone containing mountains and sky with the goddess within it, the demon Hiranyaksa lying supine below, his arms cut off.
Scope & Content:
Varaha the boar avatar, crowned, jewelled and haloed, strides across a flat landscape as before, his four arms displaying conch, quoit, lotus and mace, bearing on the tip of his tusk the Earth depicted as a cone containing mountains and sky with the goddess within it, the demon Hiranyaksa lying ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Or 4769, f.14

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.14
Title:
Parashurama avatar, armed with bow and axe, attacking and chopping off many of the 1000 arms of Arjuna Karttavirya. The magic cow which the latter stole is running with a mate across the distant landscape.
Scope & Content:
Parasurama avatar, armed with bow and axe, attacking and chopping off many of the 1000 arms of Arjuna Karttavirya. The magic cow which the latter stole is running with a mate across the distant landscape. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘sahasrabaha. parasharam avatar.’ ‘14. 6. Incarnation of Bi...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

4. Or 4769, f.15

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.15
Title:
Rama sitting on a throne with Sita, with his three brothers standing behind them. Sita holds a lotus and Bharata waves a chowrie over the royal pair. Hanuman makes obeisance before them carrying a pennant bearing the words ram ram.
Scope & Content:
Rama sitting on a throne with Sita, with his three brothers standing behind them. All the brothers are crowned and haloed and carry a bow and sword. Sita holds a lotus and Bharata waves a chowrie over the royal pair. Hanuman makes obeisance before them carrying a pennant bearing the words ‘ra...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

5. Or 4769, f.18

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.18
Title:
Kalki the last avatar respresented in human form, blue and haloed, seated crowned and armed on a throne, holding the bridle of his white caparisoned horse.
Scope & Content:
Kalki the last avatar represented in human form, blue and haloed, seated crowned and armed on a throne, holding the bridle of his white caparisoned horse. The horse has dark ears corresponding to his name. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘kalank avatar. siyamkaran.’ ‘18. 10th. and last incarnatio...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

6. Or 4769, f.19

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.19
Title:
A minor avatar of Vishnu known as Yoga or Yuga, envisaged as a human carrying lotus and spear seated in the mahout's position on an elephant.
Scope & Content:
A minor avatar of Visnu known as Yoga or Yuga, envisaged as a human carrying lotus and spear seated in the mahout’s position on an elephant. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘jug avatar.’ ‘19. An Incarnation of Bishen inferior to those enumerated before called Jug autar.’ Note: Not clear who is me...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

7. Or 4769, f.26

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.26
Title:
Yama, black and ugly, but crowned and haloed, seated on the back of a buffalo.
Scope & Content:
Yama, black and ugly, but crowned and haloed, seated on the back of a buffalo. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘jam.’ ‘26. Iam the Sovereign of Nark or Hell, the punisher of the wicked.’
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

8. Or 4769, f.28

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.28
Title:
Ganesh seated on a low chabutra, white headed and orange bodied, wearing a yellow dhoti and scarf, a crown and magnificent necklaces and jewels. His four hands holding a custard-apple (which his rat is eating), a book, a lotus and a fan.
Scope & Content:
Ganesa seated on a low chabutra, white headed and orange bodied, wearing a yellow dhoti and scarf, a crown and magnificent necklaces and jewels. His four hands holding a custard-apple (which his rat is eating), a book, a lotus and a fan. The scene is set on a terrace as in 27. Inscribed in Per...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

9. Or 4769, f.29

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.29
Title:
Dharma riding a white horse.
Scope & Content:
Dharma, his appearance as in 25, riding a white horse. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘dharm raj.’ ‘29. Another representation of Dehram Raj on Horseback.’
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

10. Or 4770, f.3

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.3
Title:
One of the two Asvins, a young man, orange-red in colour, haloed, riding a bay horse.
Scope & Content:
One of the two Asvins, a young man, orange-red in colour, haloed, crowned, wearing a yellow dhoti, carrying a conch in his right hand, and a sprig of yellow flowers and a bow in his left, a white cloth tucked under his left arm, riding a bay horse, a quiver attached to the saddle. Inscribed in ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

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