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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-009. God Vishnu appearing in his third avatara as kaprocephalic (boar-headed) Varaha (Boar) saving the earth goddess Bhudevi (Bhumi, Prithivi, not shown) from the cosmic flood while subjugating (?) the intertwined anthropomorphic, ophiocaude (serpent-tailed) nagas (personifications of the Ocean?) sporting the tricephalic cobra hoods and holding their hands in anjalimudra in the general attitude of submission, respect and veneration; anthropomorphic mythical avian deity Garuda (or god Balarama as the avatara of the cosmic serpent Shesha?) holding a rearing hooded cobra; anthropomorphic naga sporting the pentacephalic cobra hood with the cranial gemstones. |
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| Stone | High relief (Architectural panel (stele?), carved decora- tion, detail) |
Unknown | TBD | Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, Central India |
Archaeological Mu- seum, Khajuraho, Inventory № ? |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Indian Expedition, 27 January - 6 March 2013). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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