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| Keywords: Watercolour painting on paper of two male figures, possibly Nara and Narayana, twin incarnations of Viṣṇu..jpg en Watercolour painting on paper of two male figures possibly Nara and Narayana twin incarnations of Viṣṇu The figure on the left is shown with pale skin and wears a deer skin around his waist He has a white shawl draped over his shoulders He has four arms with which he holds a golden pot a manuscript and some plant matter and a walking stick Around his head he has a golden nimbus and a string of black beads around his neck The second figure on the right is identical to the first except he has blue skin and wears a white dhoti instead of an animal skin He holds the same attributes as the first figure and adornments Both figures wear wooden sandals on their feet The painting is surrounded by a black border 19thC early http //www britishmuseum org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details aspx objectid 182876 partid 1 searchText nara+narayana fromADBC ad toADBC ad numpages 10 images on orig 2fresearch 2fsearch_the_collection_database aspx currentPage 1 Company School PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Nara Narayana Dhoti Halo religious iconography | ||||
