EditorialThe Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhishthira and accompanied by his favourite dog go off to Meru, having renounced the world. Mahabharata. Muradabad, 1761-1763. Source: Add. 5640, f.429v. Language: Persian.
EditorialMount Meru?Ornament, mid-7th to 10th?century, Gold; cast, 1.8 ? 1.81 cm, 2.401 g (11/16 ? 11/16 in., 2.401?g), Made in Java, Indonesia, Java, 7th10th?century, Jewelry.
EditorialMount Meru?Ornament, mid-7th to 10th?century, Gold; cast, 1.39 ? 1.2 cm, 3.567 g (9/16 ? 1/2 in., 3.567?g), Made in Java, Indonesia, Java, Early Classic Period?(7001000), Jewelry.
EditorialThe Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhishthira and accompanied by his favourite dog go off to Meru, having renounced the world. Mahabharata. Muradabad, 1761-1763. Source: Add. 5640, f.429v. Language: Persian.
EditorialDiagram of the universe follows the tradition found in the 'Puranas', the 'Mahabharata', ancient Buddhist texts and the Jain tradition. In the centre is Mount Meru or Jambu ('Rose-apple', hence the term 'Jambudvipa', Rose-apple island', for this type o...
EditorialThe Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhishthira and accompanied by his favourite dog go off to Meru, having renounced the world. Mahabharata. Muradabad, 1761-1763. Source: Add. 5640, f.429v. Language: Persian.
EditorialDiagram of the universe follows the tradition found in the 'Puranas', the 'Mahabharata', ancient Buddhist texts and the Jain tradition. In the centre is Mount Meru or Jambu ('Rose-apple', hence the term 'Jambudvipa', Rose-apple island', for this type o...
EditorialCrystal palace and diagram of Mount Meru. Samgrahani-ratna (jewel of summarised verses). Modern Cambay, Gujarat. 1644. Opaque watercolour on paper. Size : 25 x 11 cms. Source: Or. 13454 f.8v. Language: Jain.
EditorialThe Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhishthira and accompanied by his favourite dog go off to Meru, having renounced the world. Mahabharata. Muradabad, 1761-1763. Source: Add. 5640, f.429v. Language: Persian.
EditorialDiagram of the universe follows the tradition found in the 'Puranas', the 'Mahabharata', ancient Buddhist texts and the Jain tradition. In the centre is Mount Meru or Jambu ('Rose-apple', hence the term 'Jambudvipa', Rose-apple island', for this type o...
EditorialJain diagram of the universe. c.1822-1830. Jain diagram of the universe (Jambudvipa), shows Mount Meru surrounded by regions arranged in a more concentric manner. In the outer terrestrial region Jain 'Tirthankaras' are being worshipped at hill shrines ...
EditorialThe Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhishthira and accompanied by his favourite dog go off to Meru, having renounced the world. Mahabharata. Muradabad, 1761-1763. Source: Add. 5640, f.429v. Language: Persian.
EditorialDiagram of the universe follows the tradition found in the 'Puranas', the 'Mahabharata', ancient Buddhist texts and the Jain tradition. In the centre is Mount Meru or Jambu ('Rose-apple', hence the term 'Jambudvipa', Rose-apple island', for this type o...
EditorialThe monster gun of Tanjore. A view of the barrel of the massive cannon (length 24 feet 5 inches), with an Indian figure posed beside it to supply scale: 'It has received the name of Rajah Gopala, and as this is a name of Vishnu it may be inferred that ...
EditorialCrystal palace and diagram of Mount Meru. Samgrahani-ratna (jewel of summarised verses). Modern Cambay, Gujarat. 1644. Opaque watercolour on paper. Size : 25 x 11 cms. Source: Or. 13454 f.8v. Language: Jain.
EditorialThe Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhusthira and accompanied by his favourite dog go off to Meru, the abode of Hindu gods, having renounced the world. The five brothers wear crowns burt are bare-chested. Draupadi,their wife, follows wearing a blue sa...
Editorial? ?? ??????, Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru, Yuan dynasty (1271?1368), 14th century, China, Silk tapestry (kesi), Overall: 33 x 33 in. (83.8 x 83.8cm), Textiles-Tapestries, The elaborate tapestry-woven mandala, or cosmic diagram, illustrates Indo...
EditorialThe Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhusthira and accompanied by his favourite dog go off to Meru, the abode of Hindu gods, having renounced the world. The five brothers wear crowns burt are bare-chested. Draupadi,their wife, follows wearing a blue sa...