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Narayan on the waters with Lakshmi massaging his legs surrounded by Narada, Maruti, Garuda and Tumbra, all surrounded by roundels. Coloured transfer lithograph.
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Credit: Narayan on the waters with Lakshmi massaging his legs surrounded by Narada, Maruti, Garuda and Tumbra, all surrounded by roundels. Coloured transfer lithograph. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Description
Nārāyana is an incarnation of Vishnu
Maruti is another name for Hanuman
Tumbara is another spelling for Tumburu who is usually the personified tambour
Lettering in Devanagari script
The subject of the picture is also represented under the title "Vishnu on the milk ocean"
Publication/Creation
Bombay (Giragamra Mumbai) : Bambe Siti Press (Bombay City Press) (Bombay : Ganapat Panduranga Kelasakana and Jayaram Dhondasheta Musuraka)
Physical description
1 print : transfer lithograph, with watercolour
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 25928i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Sanskrit
- Hindi