Images of Jambhala (Kuvera, Vaisravana)
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Bhattasali, Nalinikanta
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
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a) Miniature stone image in Lalitaksepa posture. 2 1/2 x 1 1/2. The she-mongoose on the left vomiting a jewel is in reality a living purse (Raghurampur)-- b) 2 ins. high,discovered at Paikpara, Dacca, and worshipped as Siva. Inscription on back in ninth century Bengali, which would suggest that he was identified not only with Kuvera but also with Varuna, the lord of the waters.-- c) Black stone, c. 2 feet high. Worshipped as Siva at the village of Sukhabaspur. Purse (i.e. mongoose) is vomiting a jewel, while jewel casket is overturned under the god's right foot. e) [sic] 10-inch high greyish-black stone, worshipped in same place in same temple.
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1929
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