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A painting of Varaha vanquishing the demon
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A painting of Varaha vanquishing the demon

NORTH INDIA, PAHARI REGION, CIRCA 1800

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A painting of Varaha vanquishing the demon
North India, Pahari region, circa 1800
The boar-headed deity standing over the body of a decapitated demon submerged in a river, flanked by five gods in adoration and a mountainous landscape with palaces at the far shore
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
12½ x 9 in. (31.6 x 22.7 cm.)

拍品專文

After waging war on Heaven, Hiranyaksha the demon challenged Vishnu to a duel by abducting his consort Prithvi, the Earth Goddess, and hiding her at the bottom of the ocean. Vishnu, in his third incarnate as Varaha the Boar, immediately shot out of Brahma's nose and dove into the ocean to rescue her. He lifted her up by his tusks and ascended to the surface. Once safely above water, Varaha used his chakra to disarm and destroy the demon.