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Gaja Lakshmi
M Ramalingam
The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation
Bengaluru, India
A painting of Goddess Lakshmi standing on a lotus and flanked on either side by elephants. The central figure inspired by Raja Ravi Varma's 1894 painting of the goddess which was printed at the Ravi Varma Press.
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Details
- Title: Gaja Lakshmi
- Creator: M Ramalingam
- Location: India
- Physical Dimensions: 60.5x74 cms
- Subject Keywords: Raja Ravi Varma, Lakshmi, Hinduism
- Type: Painting
- Original Source: Hemamalini and Ganesh Shivaswamy Collection, Bengaluru
- Rights: The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation, Bengaluru
- Medium: Gouache on Paper pasted on Board
- Creator's Lifetime: 1930/1970
- Creator's Biography: M Ramalingam was an artist who painted primarily for the printing industry at Sivakasi. He was the student of C Kondiah Raju who greatly contributed to the popular visual culture of India.
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