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Vishnu resting on the ocean accompanied by Lakshmi, Tumbara, Hanuman, Narada, Garuda and Brahma sitting on a lotus. Chromolithograph.

Ganesha and his two wives, Siddhi and Buddhi, surrounded by six attendants and his rats. Chromolithograph.

Ganesha. Chromolithograph.

Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti: folio 27 recto

Page 121: Sita being lured by a disguised Ravana, while Rama and Laksmana hunt in the forest. Watercolour drawing.

Rama fighting with his sons with the help of Hanuman over a horse sacrifice. Watercolour drawing.

A disguised Ravana luring Sita away. Chromolithograph.

Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.

Narasimha disembowelling Hiranyakasipu in front of his son and attendants. Chromolithograph, 1883.

Vishnu in his incarnation as Narasimha, the man-lion. Engraving, 1672.

Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti: folio 56R

Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti; folio 14 recto

The god Vishnu in his fish avatar, Matsya, vanquishing the demon Hayagriva (left), who had stolen the sacred scriptures (Vedas) from the god Brahma. Gouache drawing.

Double picture: Durga slaying the buffalo demon, Shri Deri; Shri Dattatreya with a cow, two worshippers and dog. Transfer lithograph.

Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti: folio 46V

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Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti: folio 56R

Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti; folio 14 recto

The god Vishnu in his fish avatar, Matsya, vanquishing the demon Hayagriva (left), who had stolen the sacred scriptures (Vedas) from the god Brahma. Gouache drawing.

Double picture: Durga slaying the buffalo demon, Shri Deri; Shri Dattatreya with a cow, two worshippers and dog. Transfer lithograph.

Bilvamangala's Balagopalastuti: folio 46V