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Shiva Bearing the Descent of the Ganges River, folio from a Hindi manuscript by the...

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Shiva Bearing the Descent of the Ganges River, folio from a Hindi manuscript by the saint Narayan, c.1740 (watercolour, gold and ink on paper)
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Indian School, (18th century) / Indian
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA
Medium
watercolour, gold and ink on paper
Date
c. 1740 AD (C18th AD)
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Shiva as Gangadhara, while the goddess Parvati, sage Bhagiratha and bull Nandi look on. Himachal Pradesh, Guler, Bathu, In Hinduism, the river Ganga is considered sacred and is personified as a goddess Ganga. It is worshipped by Hindus who believe that bathing in the river causes the remission of sins and facilitates "moksha" (liberation from the cycle of life and death).

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India / Asia / religious / god / river / asia / 18th century / manuscript / south asia / asian / indian / illumination / hinduism / hindu / bull / myth / painting / religion / guler / bhagiratha / parvati / illustration / gangadhara / himachal pradesh / ganges / ganga / nandi / bathu / Painting / Mzpainting

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