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WD1596(27)
- Record Id:
- 040-003792020
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003791993
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100117353186.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162037345.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1596(27)
- Title:
- Trivikrama Vishnu and Varaha, Cave II, Badami. Artist(s): Uknown.
- Scope & Content:
- Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of two sculptures of Vishnu as Trivikrama and Varaha from Cave II, Badami, by and Indian draftsman, dated 1853.The two sculpture panels represented in this drawing are carved inside the porch of Cave II at Badami which is dedicated to Vishnu and was excavated in the late sixth century AD. The figure to the left in the drawing represents Vishnu Trivikrama. Following a myth, Vishnu, disguised as the dwarf Vamana, transformed himself into the giant Trivikrama to fight against the demon king Bali and asked that he might have as much land as he could cover in three paces. When Bali agreed, Trivikrama with one stride covered the heavens, with a second stride covered the earth, but before he could take a third stride, Bali pleaded for him to stand on his head instead. This pushed Bali down into the underworld where he became master while Vishnu remained the master of the universe.The figure to the right in the drawing is Varaha, the Boar incarnation of Vishnu, which he undertook when the demon Hiranyaksa pushed the earth into the cosmic ocean. He killed the demon, plunged into the ocean and rescued the earth on his tusks.Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, was the capital of the Early Chalukya rulers in the sixth - eighth centuries. The town is situated between two rocky hills of red sandstone that surround an artificial lake. There are two later forts that overlook the town. Around the south fort there are four rock-cut shrines.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003791993
040-003792020 - Is part of:
- WD1596 : Album of 31 folios of drawings of sculpture in the rock-cut caves and temples at Aihole and Badami. 1853. By Indian draftsmen
WD1596(27) : Trivikrama Vishnu and Varaha, Cave II, Badami. Artist(s): Uknown. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003791993[0027]/040-003792020
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD1596
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162037345.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1853
- End Date:
- 1853
- Date Range:
- 1853
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper; 71x 57 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)