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Varaha avtar of Vishnu, killing a demon to protect the——Earth. And the "earth goddess," Bhu/Bhu devi, which he lifts on his tusks above the black ocean. c1740.

gouache on paper. probably Chamba, Pahari region, north India.
Date circa 1740
date QS:P,+1740-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Source British Museum
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The third avatar of lord Vishnu who saved the earth and killed the demon Hiranyaksha.

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