Vishu as Lord Venkateswara

License this image

To license this image or for more information please contact our Licensing team.

We can manage your request more quickly if you include the following information:

Image reference number: XXX
Title and author (if applicable)
Publisher/Producer/Broadcaster
Planned release date
Print run or number of units
Image size and position, example 1/4 page, full screen, front cover, inside
Languages/territorial distribution
Digital rights - format details and license period

We don’t have an image of this object online yet. V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: IS.72-1999

Find out about our images

Not currently on display at the V&A

Artist/Maker	Kondiah Raju, C (artist)
Place of origin	India (made)

Popular prints such as this are sold outside temples to pilgrims. They are souvenirs of their visit and can be placed inside shrines within the pilgrim’s home.

This print is of the Hindu god Vishnu in his incarnation as Lord Venkateshwara.

Object details

Categories	Hinduism Religion Prints
Object type	Poster
Title	Vishu as Lord Venkateswara (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Ink printed on paper. Printing Ink Printing
Brief description	Hindu religious poster depicting mythological subject, India, ca. 1998.
Physical description	A popular poster depicting Vishu as Lord Venkateswara. He is adorned with flower garlands. His symbolic rotating disc (Sudarsana chakra) and the conch shell (Shankha) are also seen here.
Dimensions	With the border height: 49cm With the border. width: 34cm
Production type	Mass produced
Credit line	Given by Mr Frank Monaco
Production	Kanchipuram, South India
Subject depicted	Vishnu
Summary	Popular prints such as this are sold outside temples to pilgrims. They are souvenirs of their visit and can be placed inside shrines within the pilgrim’s home. This print is of the Hindu god Vishnu in his incarnation as Lord Venkateshwara.
Other number	JB 604 - Printer's mark
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.72-1999

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record created	November 9, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11990/vishu-as-lord-venkateswara-poster-kondiah-raju-c/

Download as: JSON

License this image

Download image

Object details

About this object record

You may also like