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Kāśyapaśilpam / Mahārṣikāśyapapraṇītaṃ ; etat pustakam Rā. Rā. Nāśikakṣetranivāsibhiḥ Vajhe ityupābhidhakr̥ṣṇarāyaiḥ saṃśodhitam.

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 30.2 x 40.6 cm

Srirangam, India: water tank in the Temple. Coloured lithograph by T.C. Dibdin after J. Fergusson.

Two Shiva devotees known for extracting the poison from a scorpion's bite. Gouache drawing.

Dhūmāvatī meaning the Smokey One, is the seventh mahāvidyā who represents or personifies the final stage of the destruction of the universe by fire. This is a typical representation of her portrayed as a hideous crone, with a long nose and cruel eyes, carrying a winnowing basket

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; border 19.7 x 15.9 cm

Dhumávati on a temple chariot. Coloured lithograph.

The banyan tree is sacred to the Hindus and is used for shelter

View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.

Vishnu portrayed as in a Maharastra temple with Hanuman and Garuda before him. Chromolithograph.

Vishnu appears as the incarnation of Narayan, Lamp of After Life. Yama leads the supreme sinner Shr̄stha papi before Narayan and Lakshmi to pass judgement, under two marked bells, pap (sin) and punya (merit)

Yama leading a sinner (Shristha papi) for an audience with Vishnu (as Narayan) and Lakshmi with a surrounding border of symbols, temple and court. Transfer lithograph.

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Kāśyapaśilpam / Mahārṣikāśyapapraṇītaṃ ; etat pustakam Rā. Rā. Nāśikakṣetranivāsibhiḥ Vajhe ityupābhidhakr̥ṣṇarāyaiḥ saṃśodhitam.

Srirangam, India: water tank in the Temple. Coloured lithograph by T.C. Dibdin after J. Fergusson.

Two Shiva devotees known for extracting the poison from a scorpion's bite. Gouache drawing.

Dhumávati on a temple chariot. Coloured lithograph.

View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.

Vishnu portrayed as in a Maharastra temple with Hanuman and Garuda before him. Chromolithograph.

Yama leading a sinner (Shristha papi) for an audience with Vishnu (as Narayan) and Lakshmi with a surrounding border of symbols, temple and court. Transfer lithograph.

A woman giving alms to a beggar outside a temple to Lord Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Water tank, Srīperumbūdur: overflowing of the tank. Coloured aquatint by H. Merke after J. Hunter.

Water tank, Srīperumbūdur, India. Coloured aquatint by C. Gold, 1799, after himself.

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Kāśyapaśilpam / Mahārṣikāśyapapraṇītaṃ ; etat pustakam Rā. Rā. Nāśikakṣetranivāsibhiḥ Vajhe ityupābhidhakr̥ṣṇarāyaiḥ saṃśodhitam.

Srirangam, India: water tank in the Temple. Coloured lithograph by T.C. Dibdin after J. Fergusson.

Two Shiva devotees known for extracting the poison from a scorpion's bite. Gouache drawing.

Dhumávati on a temple chariot. Coloured lithograph.

View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.

Vishnu portrayed as in a Maharastra temple with Hanuman and Garuda before him. Chromolithograph.

Yama leading a sinner (Shristha papi) for an audience with Vishnu (as Narayan) and Lakshmi with a surrounding border of symbols, temple and court. Transfer lithograph.

A woman giving alms to a beggar outside a temple to Lord Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

Water tank, Srīperumbūdur: overflowing of the tank. Coloured aquatint by H. Merke after J. Hunter.

Water tank, Srīperumbūdur, India. Coloured aquatint by C. Gold, 1799, after himself.

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