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  • Vishnu resting on the ocean accompanied by Lakshmi, Tumbara, Hanuman, Narada, Garuda and Brahma sitting on a lotus. Chromolithograph.
  • Page 121: Sita being lured by a disguised Ravana, while Rama and Laksmana hunt in the forest. Watercolour drawing.
  • A disguised Ravana luring Sita away. Chromolithograph.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.
  • Parvati enthroned nursing Ganesha. Watercolour drawing.
  • Rama and Sita enthroned attended by Hanuman, Bharata and Laksmana. Chromolithograph.
  • Krishna embracing Radha. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Shiva trampling on animal sages accompanied by deer, during Daksha's sacrifice, Parvati stands to one side. Chromolithograph.
  • Page 122: Shiva and Parvati on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.
  • Page 113: Krishna playing his flute to the cows and Radha who is immersed in the river, while an old man smoking a hookah observes. Watercolour drawing.
  • Durga on a lotus with all her weapons surrounded by devotees. Gouache drawing.
  • Hanuman revealing Rama and Sita in his heart. Watercolour drawing.
  • Radha and Krishna on a lotus flower. Watercolour drawing.
  • Illustrated tantric scroll showing rewards devotees receive from worship and obedience to demi-gods. At the top, a mythical creature displaying features of various animals, e. g. tail of a peacock, the bill of a crow etc. Below, to the left, Mahakala and Mahakali, god and goddess of fire are illustrated, with to the right the Hakini or demi-god with seven faces, the middle face having three eyes.
  • Shiva with the Ganges and Nandi bull with Durga and lion seated on lotuses. Gouache drawing.
  • Saravati holding a musical instrument, sitting on a lotus in water. Lithograph.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon. Chromolithograph, 1883.
  • Sarasvati with her sitar and peacock. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Lakshmi lustrated by two elephants. Watercolour, 18--.
  • Devi, the wife of the Hindu God Siva. Goddess has two forms, one mild and the other fierce. Here she is depicted in the form of fierce, when she is known as Durga or Kali.
  • High-relief of Indra, god of the firmament.
  • Page 8: Shiva and Parvati riding on Nandi bull. Watercolour drawing.
  • Ravana slaughtering Jatayu the vulture, while an abducted Sita looks away in horror. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Radha and Krishna flanked by two devotees. Chromolithograph.
  • Krishna embracing Radha. Chromolithograph.
  • Hanuman before Rama and Sita and attendant. Gouache drawing.
  • The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.
  • Rādhā and Krishna embrace in the countryside. Chromolithograph, 1882.
  • Krishna combing Radha's hair with attendant in the background. Chromolithograph.
  • Rama and Sita enthroned with servant and monkey. Lithograph.