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Gouache painting on paper, part of an album of seventy paintings of Indian deities. Indra rides in state on his elegantly caparisoned elephant Airavata. He is shown with four arms and eyes are painted on his body. In his upper hands he carries two swords, probably symbolizing the vajra (thunderbolt), his characteristic weapon. In his lower right hand he carries the ankusha (elephant goad) and his lower left is empty.
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