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Gouache painting in an oval: a seated figure with a spear at left, a headless red deity holding its head at center, and an embracing couple below.

Hindu deities: Shiva, Chhinnamasta, Kamadeva and Rati. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Within an oval frame on a gold ground, a seated figure with a spear sits at left beside a flowering plant. At center, a headless red figure holds up its severed head and a blade. Below, a blue-skinned man and a woman in yellow embrace beside standing attendants.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2913 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: Deidades hindúes: Shiva, Chhinnamasta, Kamadeva y Rati

Dentro de un marco oval sobre fondo dorado, una figura sentada con una lanza está a la izquierda, junto a una planta. En el centro, una figura roja sin cabeza sostiene su cabeza cortada y una espada. Abajo, un hombre de piel azul y una mujer de amarillo se abrazan junto a acompañantes de pie.

Português: Divindades hindus: Shiva, Chhinnamasta, Kamadeva e Rati

Em uma moldura oval sobre fundo dourado, uma figura sentada com uma lança está à esquerda, ao lado de uma planta. No centro, uma figura vermelha sem cabeça segura a própria cabeça decepada e uma lâmina. Abaixo, um homem de pele azul e uma mulher de amarelo se abraçam ao lado de acompanhantes em pé.

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