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File:The boar avatar Varaha, the third incarnation of Viṣṇu, stands in front of the decapitated body of the demon Hiranyaksha.jpg

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Summary

Author
Pahari artist
Description
English: The boar avatar Varaha, the third incarnation of Viṣṇu, stands in front of the decapitated body of the demon Hiranyaksha. The goddess Bhudevi balances on the boar's tusks.
Date between 1751 and 1850
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1751-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium gouache on paper
medium QS:P186,Q204330;P186,Q11472,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 17.7 cm (6.9 in); width: 13.5 cm (5.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,17.7U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,13.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Accession number
1880,0.2428
Notes
English: From an album of 26 depicting scenes of Hindu mythology in a variety of painting styles.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1880-0-2428

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Waraha, The Pig Form of Wisnu, Indian god of Preservation with the Decapitated Lifeless Body of Hiranyaxa, A demon

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