. English: 'Painting of Indra on his elephant mount, Airavata. Painted in South India (probably Thanjavur or perhaps Tiruchchirapalli) Indra is depicted red-skinned and covered in his all-seeing eyes. In his two right hands he carries weapons - a sword and a thunderbolt. In front, an attendant walks with a spear. Behind walks another attendant carrying a large parasol which shades the king of the gods. On laid and water-marked European paper with 'W Thomas'. Elsewhere in the series the date 1816 appears in the watermark.' . circa 1820. Unknown 257 Indra deva

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Size: 2112px × 2367px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., /, /., 1820., circa, unknown.