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Object Type
Museum number: 2002,0731,0.4
Description: Popular print depicting a standing Kārttikeya, enshrined, garlanded and flanked by lamps and other images, including a lingam.
Producer name
Cultures/periods
Production date: 2002
Production place: Published in: Kanyakumari Temple
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Tiruchendur
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 37.20 centimetres; Width: 23.70 centimetres
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: deity; linga
Associated names: Representation of: Kārttikeya (Skanda); Representation of: Subrahmanya; Representation of: Murugan; Associated with: Śiva (Shiva)
Associated places: Used in: Tiruchendur
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2002
Acquisition notes: Collected by Mr. Maheshwari at the Temple of Subramanya at Tiruchendur, ks 48 kms from Tirunelveli on the sea coast in Tamil Nadu.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 2002,0731,0.4

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