Portrait of Goddess Ganag
Title Portrait of Goddess Ganag
Accession Number 62.769
Museum Name National Museum, New Delhi
Object Type Painting
Main Material Paper
Medium Natural colour
Main Artist Unknown
Artist's Nationality India
Country India
Origin Place Kangra, Pahari
Find Place Kangra, Pahari
Style Kangra
School Pahari
Period / Year of Work 18th - 19th Century
Inscription Inscription in the front side and Shri Bhagirathi written at the backside.
Dimensions 26X19 Centimeter
Brief Description

The painting depicts a scene of Shri Bhagirathi, the goddess Ganga, seated on a fish in the ocean.

Bhagirathi is shown with four arms, and in one of her upper hands, she holds golden pots. In the sky above, Gandharvas can be seen throwing flowers down upon her.