ETHAS 021008

Inde 4 peintures kâlighat

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021008
Four paintings in the kālighat style
India, Calcutta
19th century
Paper
Given to the Mission Museum by a theology student, Mr. Roulet
These paintings depict the deities Kāli (a), Narasiṃha (b), Durgā (c), and Kṛṣṇa with his brother Balarāma (d).

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Hindu iconography

Hinduism is polytheist and therefore has a multitude of gods and goddesses. These deities are frequently considered to be the manifestations of a single superior principle and the incarnations of the great positive and negative forces of the universe, but they also protect their followers. The best known are Śiva, his wife Pārvatī (or Durgā) and his son Gaṇeśa (or Ganesh), who has an elephant head; Viṣṇu and his avatar Kṛṣṇa, the object of intense devotion; and the fearsome Kāli.

Bibliograpy

  • Mallmann, Marie-Thérèse de. 1959. "Peintures indiennes", Les Musées de Genève, janv. 1959

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