Portable shrine of Vishnu as Venkateshwara, painted and lacquered wood and other materials, Tirupati, Tamilnadu, about 1800. Portable shrines were used by travelling priests who narrated the stories of Vishnu and his incarnations. The shrine has extendable folding doors painted with scenes of Vishnu in his various forms, the stories of Rama and Krishna and other subjects.

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Portable shrine of Vishnu as Venkateshwara, painted and lacquered wood and other materials, Tirupati, Tamilnadu, about 1800. Portable shrines were used by travelling priests who narrated the stories of Vishnu and his incarnations. The shrine has extendable folding doors painted with scenes of Vishnu in his various forms, the stories of Rama and Krishna and other subjects.

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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