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Varāha is the boar incarnation of Vishnu. According to an old legend of the Brāhmanas, concerning a boar who raised the earth from the bottom of the sea which had been dragged there by the demon Hiranyāksha, Vishnu assumed the form of a boar and after a contest of a thousand years he eventually slew the demon and raised the earth.
Title
Varāha Raising the Earth from the Bottom of the Ocean and Trampling on the Demon Hiranyāksha
Medium
gouache, gold & oxidised silver on paper (?)
Measurements
H 25.6 x W 18.3 cm
Accession number
27863i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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