Gods to be Worshipped in the Evening

Gods to be Worshipped in the Evening

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In the upper left, set into a circle with a graded color going from red to orange, is Brahma with his four heads and water pot, shown seated on his vahana the swan. Immediately below is Brahmani, the female counterpart to this god. Similarly, in the upper center Vishnu is shown seated on Garuda while below is Vaishnavi carrying similar attributes and also seated on Garuda. To the right sits Shiva on Nandi and below is Maheshvari, again seated on Nandi. On a hand-written list Shubhojit calls this print “Gods & Goddess worshipped in the evening”

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.