The Jagannath triad

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Puri (made)

Painting in tempera on cloth, a circular illustration of Vishnu in the form of Jagannath with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. They are flanked by the god Brahma on the right and Shiva on the left. A row of devotees are shown at the top of the painting, and a pair of stylised lions on either side of another Jagannath image are below.

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Categories	Hinduism Paintings Religion Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project SCRAN
Object type	Painting
Title	The Jagannath triad (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in tempera on prepared cloth Tempera Paint Cloth Painted
Brief description	Painting, Jagannath triad, painted in tempera on cloth, Puri, ca. 1910
Physical description	Painting in tempera on cloth, a circular illustration of Vishnu in the form of Jagannath with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. They are flanked by the god Brahma on the right and Shiva on the left. A row of devotees are shown at the top of the painting, and a pair of stylised lions on either side of another Jagannath image are below.
Dimensions	Diameter: 203mm 01/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description	A circular illustration of Vishnu in the form of Jagannath with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. They are flanked by the god Brahma on the right and Shiva on the left. A row of devotees are shown at the top of the painting, and a pair of stylised lions on either side of another Jagannath image are below.
Credit line	Given by Miss Fox
Subjects depicted	Deities Lions Vishnu
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.578-1952

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Record created	July 28, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O82831/the-jagannath-triad-painting-unknown/

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