Shakra Enthroned, with a Deva and Generals: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

India (Gujarat)

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This supreme deity, four-armed and holding his identifying attributes—an elephant goad and a double-ended thunderbolt (vajra)—is named in the Kalpasutra as Shakra and is said to reside in the most elevated heaven. Here, he is seen in his council chamber engaged with a lesser divinity (a crowned deva) and two generals of his court.

Shakra Enthroned, with a Deva and Generals: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)

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Shakra Enthroned, with a Deva and Generals: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)
Shakra Enthroned, with a Deva and Generals: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)
Shakra Enthroned, with a Deva and Generals: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)

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