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Image: A Pahari painting of an OM containing deities, c.1780-1800

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Description: A Pahari painting of an OM containing deities, c.1780-1800Source: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/search/LOTDETAIL.ASP?sid=&intObjectID=4346814&SE=CMWCAT03+351845+557775189+&QR=M+1+0+Aqc0000900+342345++Aqc0000900+&entry=india&SU=1&RQ=True&AN=42(downloaded Aug. 2004)"A Hindu Tantric Painting. India, Pahari, circa 1780-1800. Depicting from top to bottom: Shiva, Sakti, Vishnu on his conch with Brahma sprouting from his navel and Lakshmi, Harihara, four-headed Brahma, and the Trimurti below, painted against a gold ground forming the stylized seed syllable Ohm, surrounded by a dark blue floral border with gold painted scrollwork. 12¼ x 9 5/8 in. (31.1 x 24.4 cm.)."
Title: A Pahari painting of an OM containing deities, c.1780-1800
Credit: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/bce_500back/upanishads/omdeities/omdeities.html
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