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[Avatars of Vishnu], 1800s.

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Format:
Book
Manuscript
Language:
Sanskrit
Subjects (All):
Hindu literature, Odia.
Krishna (Hindu deity).
Krishna.
Rāma (Hindu deity).
Rāma.
Rāma (Hindu deity).
Vishnu (Hindu deity)--Art.
Vishnu.
Vishnu (Hindu deity).
Avatars (Religion).
Monsters--India.
Monsters.
India.
Genre:
prayers (compositions)
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Art.
Penn Provenance:
Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London), the catalog Dreams, devotion and romance : illustrated manuscripts from India (2010), no. 18.
Physical Description:
1 item (63 leaves) : palm leaf, illustrations ; 5 x 13 cm
Place of Publication:
1800s.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Oriya script).
Summary:
Text praising and illustrating the major avatāras of the Hindu deity Viṣṇu, including Kṛṣṇa and Rāma, focusing especially on their defeat of various demons.
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Includes 36 illustrations.
Written in 3 lines per leaf.
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Indic 1
OCLC:
651040398

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