The god Brahma. By a Maithil Brahmin woman from the household of Paramanand Jha, village Sitavarapur, Darbhanga district, Bihar, 1967. Inscribed on the reverse in ‘nagari’ characters:’ nam paramanand jha, mo(halla) sitavarapur, varg 5, umar 90 baras, p.o. mangrauni, zila darbhanga’ (name Param...
The Devi image at the Naggar fair, Kulu. Inscribed: ‘The Nuggur Devi ‘Tripura’ as seen at the fair, or, ‘Shari Jattra’ in Kullu. The name of the dance is ‘Jhirta nathi’. The name of the fair held at Nuggur (or Naggurh) is ‘Shari Jattra’, that held at Juggutsokh is ‘Chucheri’ Jattra, that ...
The goddess Kali with yellow skin, ten-armed, holding a knife, and wearing a crown-like head-dress.. Artist(s): Jogendra Chitrakar (fl.1945)
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The goddess Kali with yellow skin, ten-armed holding a knife in her right hand and wearing a crown-like headdress. On either side, female attendants, also crowned - one with yellow skin, the other with white.
Ganesa, and a mythical figure mounted on a black goose, with a white tiger between them.. Artist(s): Jogendra Chitrakar (fl.1945)
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On the left, the elephant-headed god Ganesa, red skinned, seated on a stool. On the right, a mythical figure, single-headed, mounted on a black goose. Between them, a white ‘tiger’ with black spots and stripes pouncing on a black-skinned man who falls down across a white bullock with black str...
Caitanya, six armed, holding attributes of Rama and Krishna
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Visnu, six armed, standing on a lotus pedestal, two green arms holding a bow (Rama), two blue hands holding a flute (Krishna), two yellow arms holding other attributes. 445 by 280 mm.