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Bhairava (Hindu deity)

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  • Bhairava riding on a dog, holding a club and a skull-bowl. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Bhairava riding on a dog, holding a club and a skull-bowl. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.
  • Bhairava riding on a dog, holding a club and a skull-bowl. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The ten Madavidyas. Chromolithograph.
  • Lord Shiva as Bhairava, holding a club and a bowl, with his vehicle, a dog. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Attributes of Bhairava in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.
  • Kala Bhairava wearing a garland of skulls, with his vehicle, the dog behind him. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Page 132: Bhairava with his attributes (a dog, a club and a bowl). Gouache painting.
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Catalogue

  • view Bhairava riding a dog with worshipper. Gouache drawing.
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    Bhairava riding a dog with worshipper. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 26013i
  • view Page 132: Bhairava with his attributes (a dog, a club and a bowl). Gouache painting.
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    Page 132: Bhairava with his attributes (a dog, a club and a bowl). Gouache painting.

    | Reference: 27399i
  • view Kala Bhairava wearing a garland of skulls, with his vehicle, the dog behind him. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
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    Kala Bhairava wearing a garland of skulls, with his vehicle, the dog behind him. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 581793i
    Part of: Hindu deities; Captain Cook's voyages; and Indian figure types
  • view Attributes of Bhairava in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
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    Attributes of Bhairava in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

    | Reference: 47091i
  • view Lord Shiva as Bhairava, holding a club and a bowl, with his vehicle, a dog. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
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    Lord Shiva as Bhairava, holding a club and a bowl, with his vehicle, a dog. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 582117i
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