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The god Subrahmanya as Velayudha-Subrahmanya or Palani-andavar

Painting
ca. 1820 - ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The god Subrahmanya as Velayudha-Subrahmanya or Palani-andavar, the form under which he is worhsipped at Palni, to the west of Madura. Subrahmanya stands on a rock representing the Palni hills. Water-tank in foreground.

Object details

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Object type
TitleThe god Subrahmanya as Velayudha-Subrahmanya or Palani-andavar (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gouache on watermarked paper
Brief description
Painting; gouache on watermarked paper, The god Subrahmanya as Velayudha-Subrahmanya or Palani-andavar, Trichinopoly, ca. 1825.
Physical description
The god Subrahmanya as Velayudha-Subrahmanya or Palani-andavar, the form under which he is worhsipped at Palni, to the west of Madura. Subrahmanya stands on a rock representing the Palni hills. Water-tank in foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscription; decoration; Telugu; Telugu; Beneath illustration)
  • '30. Thaynadayooda standing on the Rock of Palany.' (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman)
Object history
Purchased from Mr A. Churchill, 1923.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 27 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.384-1923

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Record createdJuly 21, 2000
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