Hiromi Tsuchida, Aoshima, Miyazaki Prefecture, from the series ZOKUSHIN: Gods of the Earth (1973)

The painting features a procession of several gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon. At the center is Shiva, lord of destruction, astride his mount, Nandi. In the bottom registe...

The folio depicts the ritual of the “Puttatresti Yajna,” a sacrifice mentioned in the ancient Indian text of the Atharva-Veda, performed to obtain a son. In the Indian Epic Ramayan...

This painting depicts the blue-skinned Rama, the seventh avatar of Hindu god Vishnu, and his brother, Lakshmana, on their way to a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. They plu...

This painting depicts the blue-skinned Rama, the seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, alongside his wife, Sita, seated on a throne. His brother, Lakshmana, who has dedicated his...

The painting depicts Rama, the blue-skinned, seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, and his brother, Lakshmana, firing arrows at a group of demons. The horned demons wield weapons...

The painting depicts the joyous moment of the birth of King Dasharatha’s three wives’ sons – Kaushalya’s Rama, Kaikeyi’s Bharata, Sumitra’s Lakshmana and Shatrughna. The dark-skinn...

The painting depicts the new mothers, Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra with their sons, Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana and Shatrughna. These mothers are the wives of King Dasharatha of Ayo...