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| Keywords: Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva seated on lotuses with their consorts, ca1770.jpg en Brahma Vishnu and Shiva seated on lotuses with their consorts Saraswati Lakshmi and Paravati respectively ca 1770 Guler India The three greatest Hindu deities are shown here together with their consorts They are sometimes regarded as a trinity who together represent aspects of the supreme godhead The four-headed Brahma holding copies of the oldest Indian sacred scriptures the Vedas together with his consort Saraswati symbolises the power of creation Next to him the blue Vishnu with his consort Lakshmi represents the energy that upholds and preserves creation To their right Shiva with his wife Parvati embodies the power of destruction All three divine couples sit on lotus flowers which are one of the most ancient Indian symbols of purity and spiritual power This painting may have been made for the enjoyment of a local nobleman or ruler and was probably the work of local artists in north-west India V A Museum http //images vam ac uk/indexplus/result html _IXFIRST_ 73 _IXSS_ _IXFIRST_ 3d1 26_IXINITSR_ 3dy 26 2524 253dIXID 3d 26_IXACTION_ 3dquery 26 2524 253dIXOBJECT 3d 26_IXMAXHITS_ 3d15 26 252asform 3dvanda 26 2524 253dIXNAME 3d 26_IXSESSION_ 3d04yeLh8qySP 26 2524 253dIXPLACE 3d 26_IXadv_ 3d0 26search 3dsearch 26 2524 253dIXMATERIAL 3d 26 2524 253ds 3dhindu 26 2524 253dop 3dAND 26_IXFPFX_ 3dtemplates 252ft 26 2524 253dsi 3dtext 26 2524 253dIXFROM 3d 26 2524 253dIXTO 3d _IXACTION_ query _IXMAXHITS_ 1 _IXSR_ yjcDgvUgDdl _IXSPFX_ templates 2ft _IXFPFX_ templates 2ft Creator Unknown ca 1770 Trimurti Nelumbo nucifera in art Lotus symbol Guler style Paintings of India in the Victoria and Albert Museum 18th-century watercolor paintings from India Watercolor paintings of people of India PD-old-100 | ||||
