File:Ravi Varma-Descent of Ganga.jpg

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Summary

Artist



Description	Indian painter An Indian painter who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Date of birth/death	29 April 1848	2 October 1906
Location of birth/death	Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram
Work location	India
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

English: Ganga Avataran or Descent of Ganga

മലയാളം: ഗംഗാവതരണം

Description

English: Shiva breaking up Ganga's arrogant descent from heaven using his hair. Parvati, Nandi and Bhagiratha watching. A Ravi Rarma press Oleograph.

മലയാളം: സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ നിന്നും ഭൂമിയിലേയ്ക്ക് പതിക്കുന്ന ഗംഗയെ ശിവൻ തന്റെ ജട ഉപയോഗിച്ച് തടയുന്നു. പാർവ്വതി, നന്ദി, ഭഗീരഥൻ എന്നിവർ നോക്കി നിൽക്കുന്നു.

Date

circa 1910

Medium

Oleograph

Source/Photographer

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/0400_0499/pantheon/arddhanarishvara/arddhanarishvara.html

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Ganges

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