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Khemarja Srkrsnd, Srvekatevara Chpakhn
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This image depicts parts of the cow embodying particular Hindu deities. For example, Brahma (the creator of the Universe in Hinduism) is her back, while Lord Vishnu is her throat. Shiva adorns her muzzle. To the right, a man is seen as protecting the cow from being slaughthered by the demon Kali.

According to a passage about this image from Photos of the Gods: The Printed Image and Political Struggle in India:

"The figure with drawn sword is clearly labeled in the image as a representation of kaliyug, presumably the demon kali. The caption above his head reads he manusyaho! Kaliyugi Mansahari jivom ko dekho (‘mankind, look at the meat-eating souls of the kaligyug’), and the [man in front of Kali] (labeled as dharmaraj) beseeches him with the words mat maro gay sarv ka jivan hai (‘don’t kill the cow, everyone is dependent on it')..."[1]
Date 1890 (Samvat Era 1947)
institution QS:P195,Q131454
Current location
Southern Asian Section, Asian Division
Object history Associated with publications distributed by Vidynandasvm, Director, Ngapuragorakshanasabh [Nagpur Cow Protection League]. Mumbai (Bombay)
Exhibition history 2003, 2005 - World Treasures: Beginnings
References https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/earth.html#obj106.1
Source/Photographer https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/images/wt0106.1s.jpg
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  • Varma Press, 1897
    Varma Press, 1897

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  1. ↑ Pinney, Christopher. Photos of the Gods: The Printed Image and Political Struggle in India. Reaktion Books, 2004 (ISBN 1861891849)

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