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Gouache painting of a seated deity in a chariot pulled by black-and-white birds, with a reclining blue-skinned body on green grass before a palace.

Dhumavati, Hindu goddess of misfortune and unpleasantness, sitting in a chariot drawn by birds before a dead body. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A seated figure with a golden halo rides a red-wheeled chariot drawn by black-and-white birds with spread wings. Before them lies a blue-skinned body in orange cloth on green grass, with a palace, palms and river in the distance, painted in gouache within an oval frame.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2997 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Dhumavati en carro tirado por aves frente a un cuerpo

Una figura sentada con un halo dorado viaja en un carro de ruedas rojas tirado por aves blanquinegras de alas extendidas. Ante ellas yace un cuerpo de piel azulada con tela naranja sobre hierba verde, con un palacio, palmeras y un río al fondo, pintado en gouache dentro de un marco ovalado.

Português: Dhumavati em carro puxado por aves diante de um corpo

Uma figura sentada, com halo dourado, desloca-se num carro de rodas vermelhas puxado por aves preto e brancas de asas abertas. Diante delas jaz um corpo de pele azulada, com tecido laranja, sobre grama verde; ao fundo, um palácio, palmeiras e um rio, pintados em guache dentro de moldura oval.

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