Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Queen Choladevi Before the Hermit-Sage Angiras: Page from a Dispersed Vrataraja: (King of Vratas, Rites Undertaken to Fulfill a Vow)
Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
---|---|
Artist | Anonymous |
Organization | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Spatial Coverage | Guler Himachal Pradesh |
Temporal Coverage | Circa 1790 |
Description | The subject of this painting is unusual. Queen Choladevi, whose husband had been blessed by Lakshrni, the goddess of good fortune, had not recognized the goddess when she came to her mansion in disguise. For her neglect, the queen was cursed by the deity and was given the head of a sow. She fled to the sage Angiras, who taught her the secret of the Mahalakshmi vrata, through whose power she was restored to mortal form. The story stresses the efficacy of tantric worship. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights License | CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication |
Use Rights URL | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed |
Subject Keyword | Angiras Choladevi Guler Himachal Pradesh Queen Pahari Miniature Painting Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Painting |