The shrine of Vishnu in the form of Viraraghavaswami, reclining on the serpent of eternity.
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1820
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The shrine of Vishnu in the form of Viraraghavaswami, reclining on the serpent of eternity. is a 1820 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a temple scene with bright colors and gold details. On the left, a man in a white cloth holds something while facing a shrine. Inside the shrine, a blue figure lies on a coiled snake, surrounded by flowers and a red cloth. To the right, a woman in a red dress stands in another framed space, also holding an object. The central figure is a reclining god, a common image in Hindu temples. The small shrine designs on the walls add depth to the scene. Look up Romanticism to see how this style connected emotion and tradition.
A stone sculpture depicts Vishnu in his Viraraghavaswami form, reclining on the serpent Shesha. The shrine is located at Tiravallur in the Chingleput district. A figure of Lakshmi stands to the right of Vishnu, while a Vaishnava priest is positioned to his left.
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