cover image: A Four Armed Deity Seated on a Lotus

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A Four Armed Deity Seated on a Lotus

This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts a four-armed deity, white complexioned and seated on a lotus placed on a yellow pedestal in a shrine. He wears a yellow crown and a yellow cloth to cover the lower part of his body. He is attended by a devotee on either side; one on the left holds a chowri and a bowl, and the other on the right has a bell and an object resembling an incense burner in his hands. Their mouths are tied with cloth pieces as they perform puja. The painting has a floral foreground, a yellowish background, blue and white sky, and a red border.
painting pahari painting
Identifier
76.19
Material
Paper
Pages
20.3 x 15.2 cm (approx.)
Published in
India
Type
Painting

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