Boar avatar of Vishnu, four-armed carrying club and deer and playing a double-ended drum (Mridangam). One of 12 paintings on mica sheets depicting Hindu divinities.
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Boar avatar of Vishnu, four-armed carrying club and deer and playing a double-ended drum (‘Mridangam’). Inscribed: ‘Kurma avataran (Vishnu)’. Note: This seems more Saiva than Vishnu. ‘Kurma’ avatar is the tortoise.
Two standing Saiva ascetics, dressed in saffron robes, one a Kanphat yogi playing a sarangi, the other a Jangama (Lingayat) priest wearing a feathered turban and long braids of hair, and carrying a bell.
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Two standing Saiva ascetics, dressed in saffron robes, one a Kanphat yogi playing a ‘sarangi’, the other a Jangama (Lingayat) priest wearing a feathered turban and long braids of hair, and carrying a bell.
Three Indians on an elephant, with kettledrum and flag.
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Three Indians on an elephant, with kettledrum and flag. ‘Nagara’ is a kettledrum. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘The Royal Nagger’. Water-colour; 105 by 180 mm.
People playing on the musical instruments of the country
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People playing on the musical instruments of the country Inscribed: ‘People playing on the musical Instruments of the Country.’ The image is framed by a black border. 24.2 by 19.7cm