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Oval painting of a deity on a lotus atop a pillar wrapped by a serpent, with a tortoise in water below and a white horse and elephant behind.

The churning of the ocean by gods and demons to retrieve the nectar of immortality; below, Lord Vishnu's avatar as Kurma, the tortoise. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

An oval gouache painting shows a multi-armed deity seated on a lotus atop a rising pillar, with a coiled multi-headed serpent wrapped around its base and figures pulling at it. Below, in dark water, a tortoise appears, and a white horse and elephant graze in the background beside seated figures, a cow, and a tree.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3159 × 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: El batido del océano con una tortuga debajo, gouache indio

Una pintura al gouache de forma ovalada muestra una deidad de múltiples brazos sentada sobre un loto, encima de un pilar que se eleva, con una serpiente de varias cabezas enrollada en su base y figuras que tiran de ella. Abajo, en el agua oscura, aparece una tortuga, y un caballo y un elefante blancos pastan al fondo junto a figuras sentadas, una vaca y un árbol.

Português: A agitação do oceano com uma tartaruga embaixo, gouache indiano

Uma pintura a gouache de formato oval mostra uma divindade de vários braços sentada sobre um lótus, no alto de um pilar, com uma serpente de várias cabeças enrolada em sua base e figuras puxando-a. Embaixo, na água escura, aparece uma tartaruga, e um cavalo e um elefante brancos pastam ao fundo, ao lado de figuras sentadas, uma vaca e uma árvore.

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