File:The Cosmic Lotus Mahakala and the Ten Sikh Gurus.jpg

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| anonymous: The cosmic lotus Mahakala and Ten Sikh Gurus.
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painting |
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Miniature painting |
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| Description |
English: This is one of the folios of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, it is a visual representation of the text written in the Guru Granth Sahib. The painting represents the Universe, divided into twelve petals of a lotus representing twelve zodiac divisions. Ten of these petals are illustrated with the Ten Sikh Gurus and the other two are their origin [ Kashyapa and his Solar dynasty ]. The central circle of the lotus has Sodhi Bhan Singh, the patron, who got this manuscript prepared and he can be see worshipping Mahakala and Mahakali. |
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| Date |
1839 |
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paper medium QS:P186,Q11472 |
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| Dimensions |
height: 46.5 cm (18.3 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+46.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,+44.5U174728 |
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| Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1356138 |
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| Accession number |
59.155/2 (National Museum) |
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| Source/Photographer | Google Arts & Culture — the-cosmic-lotus-mahakala-and-the-ten-sikh-gurus-unknown/YAFxS0cCL4vhdw | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The cosmic lotus Mahakala and the Ten Sikh Gurus
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