Khandoba and Mhlasa
18./19. Jahrhundert | Rudolf Leyden
Khandoba was originally a powerful deity of the folk religion of central India and was only incorporated into the Hindu pantheon as an apparition of Shiva and included in religious literature in the course of Hinduization. He watches over law and order on earth. In his arms he holds one of his two wives, the high-caste Mhalsa.
Khandoba was originally a powerful deity of the folk religion of central India and was only incorporated into the Hindu pantheon as an apparition of Shiva and included in religious literature in the course of Hinduization. He watches over law and order on earth. In his arms he holds one of his two wives, the high-caste Mhalsa.
Collector:
Rudolf Leyden
Time:
18./19. Jahrhundert
Object Name
Khandoba mit Mhalsa
Culture
Indien
Material/technology:
Messing
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Geography
Südasien/Subkontinent/Indien
Invs.
167013_ab
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