(HINDU DEITIES and DASHAVATARA.) Group of 24 miniature ink and watercolor drawings with Anglicized
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(HINDU DEITIES and DASHAVATARA.) Group of 24 miniature ink and watercolor drawings with Anglicized captions. Laid and wove papers, variously watermarked ("JWhatman/1829", "JL/1827" etc.); approximately 8x6 inches each sheet size, several bifolium; light foxing and other scattered stains. Together with a group of 9 lithographed portraits of gods and goddesses. Np, circa 1830 - Vishnoo. (Vishnu)
- Duttatrayu. Sheve's incarnation in the character of a beggar. (Dattatraya)
- Gurood the bird & vehicle of Vishnoo the King of ye birds. (Garuda)
- The monkey-god Hunooman. (Hanuman)
- Khundoba, an incarnation of Sheve. (Khandoba)
- Mungul the Planet god Mars. The constellation Aries. (Mangala)
- Burlee Ram, the brother of Krishnoo. (Balarama)
- Krishnoo the Piper. (Krishna)
- Krishnoo killing the Demon Bukka-soor. (Krishna slaying Bakasura)
- Krishnoo tormenting the Serpent Kaleeyamundun. (Krishna taming Kaliya)
- Chundra, The Moon. (Chandra)
- Sooryu, The Sun. (Surya)
- Vishnoo's 3rd incarnation in the form of a boar, taken to the Earth [to] destroy the Demon who had sunk ye earth under the water, and to raise it up again, which he did with his tusks. (Varaha)
- The Lion-headed-man. Vishnoo's 4th incarnation taken for ye purpose of preserving the holy Pruhrad, ye son of ye giant He-ru-nyu-ku-shup, & for slaying ye giant. (Narasimha)
- Vishnoo's 5th incarnation in ye form of a Dwarf, taken to prevent Bulee, ye Demon, from possessing ye three worlds. (Vamana)
- Vishnoo's 6th incarnation, Purushu-Ram, taken for ye purpose of punishing ye violence of ye Kshutriyu tribe. (Parashurama)
- Vishnoo's 9th incarnation, Boudd, or Bood,hu. (Buddha)
- Vishnoo's 10th & last incarnation as destroyer of the world is called Kulunkee. This is to come. (Kalki)
- Durm Raja, the eldest brother of the Pandows. (Yudhishthira)
- Bheem the 2nd of the Pandows. (Bhima)
- Urjune the third of the Pandows. The Kumal or lotus flower sacred to the gods. (Arjuna)
- Nukool the fourth of the Pandows. (Nakula)
- Suhudeve the fifth Pandow. (Sahadeva)
- Narud Moonee the son of Bruhma and of the 10 original Moonees or saints. He delights in quarrels. (Narada Muni)
- Duttatrayu. Sheve's incarnation in the character of a beggar. (Dattatraya)
- Gurood the bird & vehicle of Vishnoo the King of ye birds. (Garuda)
- The monkey-god Hunooman. (Hanuman)
- Khundoba, an incarnation of Sheve. (Khandoba)
- Mungul the Planet god Mars. The constellation Aries. (Mangala)
- Burlee Ram, the brother of Krishnoo. (Balarama)
- Krishnoo the Piper. (Krishna)
- Krishnoo killing the Demon Bukka-soor. (Krishna slaying Bakasura)
- Krishnoo tormenting the Serpent Kaleeyamundun. (Krishna taming Kaliya)
- Chundra, The Moon. (Chandra)
- Sooryu, The Sun. (Surya)
- Vishnoo's 3rd incarnation in the form of a boar, taken to the Earth [to] destroy the Demon who had sunk ye earth under the water, and to raise it up again, which he did with his tusks. (Varaha)
- The Lion-headed-man. Vishnoo's 4th incarnation taken for ye purpose of preserving the holy Pruhrad, ye son of ye giant He-ru-nyu-ku-shup, & for slaying ye giant. (Narasimha)
- Vishnoo's 5th incarnation in ye form of a Dwarf, taken to prevent Bulee, ye Demon, from possessing ye three worlds. (Vamana)
- Vishnoo's 6th incarnation, Purushu-Ram, taken for ye purpose of punishing ye violence of ye Kshutriyu tribe. (Parashurama)
- Vishnoo's 9th incarnation, Boudd, or Bood,hu. (Buddha)
- Vishnoo's 10th & last incarnation as destroyer of the world is called Kulunkee. This is to come. (Kalki)
- Durm Raja, the eldest brother of the Pandows. (Yudhishthira)
- Bheem the 2nd of the Pandows. (Bhima)
- Urjune the third of the Pandows. The Kumal or lotus flower sacred to the gods. (Arjuna)
- Nukool the fourth of the Pandows. (Nakula)
- Suhudeve the fifth Pandow. (Sahadeva)
- Narud Moonee the son of Bruhma and of the 10 original Moonees or saints. He delights in quarrels. (Narada Muni)
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