[INDOLOGY] iconography of an Indian carved wooden panel

[Manish Rajan Walvekar]

Dear Professor Asko,

I discussed this with Dr. Gopal Joge of Deccan College, Pune. He added
to Prof. Deshpande's scholarly opinion:- the image appears to be 'Vishnu',
but with a typical late period 'Himalayan' style. Similar kinds of wood
carving and images can be seen at Devi-Kothi, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Thanks.

On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 6:57 PM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Asko,
>
> This looks like Chaturbhuja Vishnu at the center, flanked by Hanuman and
> Garuda. In my family, we have an image of Krishna with Hanuman and Garuda
> at his feet. I have seen this arrangement in some temples in Pune.
>
> Madhav
> [image: image.png]
>
> Madhav M. Deshpande
> Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
> Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
> Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
>
> [Residence: Campbell, California, USA]
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 5:53 AM Asko Parpola via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Years ago my wife acquired in London the finely carved wooden panel a
>> scan of which is attached.
>> We are at loss in trying to identify the central figure with vaiṣṇava
>> marks, worshipped by the monkey
>> king (Hanuman? Vālin?) and the bird king (Garuḍa? Jaṭāyus?). The
>> worshippers rather point to
>> Rāma, but the iconography of the object of their worship is unusual and
>> strange to me.
>> He wears a crown and the upper hands hold a three-leaved plant (?) and a
>> sword or dagger (?),
>> the lower hands hold garlands (?) or reins of chariot horse (?). We look
>> forward to expert opinions.
>>
>> Best regards, Asko
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-- 
*Regards,*
*Dr. Manish Rajan Walvekar*
*Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) and Centre Coordinator*
*Amrita Darshanam International Centre for Spiritual Studies*
*Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham*
*Bangalore.*

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