Image: Rama, Sugriva, and Jambavan

Rama Receives Sugriva, King of the Monkeys,

and Jambavat, the King of the Bears. 

Folio from a Ramayana

Date: ca. 1605

(Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC)

You can read more about Rama, Sugriva, and Jambavan at Wikipedia.

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Image: Hayagriva and Brahma

Hayagriva and Brahma

(Wikimedia: illustrated Mahabharata)

Hayagriva is returning the Vedas to Brahma; you can read more about Hayagriva at Wikipedia.

Image: VIshnu

The poet Jayadeva bows to Vishnu.

(Wikimedia: dated 1730)

More about Jayadeva at Wikipedia.

Image: Ahalya

Ahalya, wife of Gautama

by Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906) 

More about Ahalya at Wikipedia.

Image: Churning of the Ocean

A 19th-century roundel of the churning of the ocean by the gods and demons, with Vishnu in his Kurma (turtle) avatar.

(Wellcome Reference: L0043629)

More about Kurma and Samudramanthan at Wikipedia.

Image: Sita and Agni

Sita Sings the Blues movie poster by Nina Paley

(Wikimedia)

You can read more about Agni and Sita at Wikipedia. For Nina Paley's film, see: Sita Sings the Blues.

Image: Building the Bridge to Lanka

I wish I could find out more about this image! It shows the monkeys building the bridge to Lanka. If anyone has more information about the provenance of the image (which I found at Twitter!), let me know!

Monkeys Building the Bridge to Lanka

More about the bridge to Lanka at Wikipedia, and you can also read about the monkey Nala who led the effort.

Image: Gajendra Moksha

Gajendra Moksha.

circa 1820

(British Museum: More information.)

Note the chakra flying through the air, and then beheading the crocodile. Lakshmi attends Vishnu, as does his vehicle, Garuda.

More about Gajendra at Wikipedia.

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Image: Shiva and Parvati

Shiva and Parvati

(British Museum, circa 1800)

Shiva is wearing a garland of skulls.

More about Shiva and Parvati at Wikipedia.

Image: Ramayana Embroidery

Rumal with Scenes from the Ramayana 

embroidery, 18th century

(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

From the Museum website:
At the upper right, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana bid farewell to Rama's mother before their exile in the forest. The middle scene depicts Ravana, disguised as an ascetic, attempting to seduce Sita in the forest while her husband is hunting a golden deer sent by Ravana as a diversion. Sita is abducted by Ravana and next seen imprisoned in his palace on Lanka (lower left). Finally, Rama, Lakshmana, Hanuman, and the monkey and bear armies cross Nala's bridge to Lanka and advance on Ravana's fortress, slaying Ravana. Returning to the center of the embroidery, Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana depart in triumph, carried on palanquins.

You can find out more about the Ramayana at Wikipedia.

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Rama and his army march to Lanka

Ravana with Sita as his prisoner

Rama Battles Ravana

Image: Jatayu Attempts to Rescue Sita from Ravana

Jatayu Attempts to Rescue Sita from Ravana

Indian terra cotta, circa 400-500 C.E.

(San Francisco Asian Art Museum) 

More about Jatayu, Sita, and Ravana at Wikipedia.

Image: Indra

Indra

by Sudhansu Ajaudharany (ca. 1930)

The San Diego Museum of Art at Flickr.

More about Indra at Wikipedia.

Image: Lord Shiva / Mahadev

Statue of Lord Shiva / Mahadev

outside of Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple

(Wikimedia)

More about Shiva at Wikipedia.

Image: Queen Choladevi and the Sage Angiras

Queen Choladevi and the Sage Angiras

(circa 1790, Met Museum)

Queen Choladevi had scorned the goddess Lakshmi, and the angry goddess gave her the head of a female boar. She went to the sage Angiras and he taught her the Mahalakshmi Vrata, and in this way she reversed the curse.

More about Sage Angiras and Choladevi at Wikipedia.

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Image: Sita in the Fire

Sita

by Jamini Roy

Victoria and Albert Museum.

From the website:

Jamini Roy (1887-1972) was one of the most important artists of the modern period in India, drawing on the popular and folk traditions of rural Bengal for his inspiration. He developed his own personal style which was characterised by bold lines and flat use of colour.

More about Sita at Wikipedia.

Image: Matsya

Vishnu's incarnation as Matsya

by Raja Ravi Varma Press.

Source: Wikimedia.

More about Matsya at Wikipedia.

Image: Creation of Durga

The Creation of Durga

Date: ca. 1810–20; from Markandeya Purana

India (Punjab Hills, Guler)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Read more about Durga at Wikipedia.

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Image: Khandoba

Khandoba and Mhalsa

killing demons Mani-Malla

Lithograph by Ravi Varma Press

(Wikimedia)

More about Khandoba at Wikipedia.

Image: Shiva and Annapurna

Shiva and Annapurna

(Wellcome Images: Kalighat, ref. #L0022505)

More about Annapurna, the kitchen goddess, at Wikipedia.

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Image: Kurma

A roundel of Vishnu in his avatar as Kurma, the tortoise.

19th century 

(Wellcome Images L0043633)

More about Kurma at Wikipedia.

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