Hanuman, the monkey god, holds a mace in his right hand and a Himalayan mountain, with the herb sanjeevani , with his left. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Reference:
577643i
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When Lakshman, Rama's younger brother was fatally wounded, the only cure was a herb which grew on the Himalayan mountain Dunagiri. In a hurry, Hanuman could not find the herb and so carried the entire mountain back

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[India], [between 1800 and 1899?]

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1 painting : gouache painting, with pencil ; image 18 x 14.5 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 577643i

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