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Painting of a six-faced, many-armed Hindu deity seated within a jeweled gold halo, flanked by two female attendants in red, with a handwritten label below.

Kartikeya, also called Murugan, Hindu god of war, surrounded by a circle of peacock feathers, accompanied by his wives Valli and Devasena. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

A six-faced, many-armed deity sits cross-legged at the center of a gold-rimmed jeweled halo on a painted platform, with a red garment and gold ornaments. Two female attendants in red skirts and tall headdresses stand on either side, and a handwritten label lies beneath the painted panel.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3022 × 4000 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: Kartikeya (Murugan), dios hindú de la guerra, con asistentes

Una deidad de seis rostros y muchos brazos está sentada con las piernas cruzadas en el centro de un halo dorado con gemas, sobre una plataforma pintada, con vestidura roja y adornos dorados. Dos asistentes femeninas con faldas rojas y tocados altos están de pie a cada lado, y una etiqueta manuscrita aparece bajo la lámina.

Português: Kartikeya (Murugan), deus hindu da guerra, com auxiliares

Uma divindade de seis rostos e muitos braços está sentada de pernas cruzadas no centro de um halo dourado cravejado de joias, sobre uma plataforma pintada, com veste vermelha e adornos dourados. Duas auxiliares femininas com saias vermelhas e toucados altos ficam de pé dos dois lados, e uma etiqueta manuscrita aparece sob a pintura.

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