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Ravi Varma-Descent of Ganga - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Shiva breaking up Ganga's arrogant descent from heaven using his hair. Parvati, Nandi and Bhagiratha watching. A Ravi Rarma press Oleograph. മലയാളം: സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ നിന്നും ഭൂമിയിലേയ്ക്ക് പതിക്കുന്ന ഗംഗയെ ശിവൻ തന്റെ ജട ഉപയോഗിച്ച് തടയുന്നു. പാർവ്വതി, നന്ദി, ഭഗീരഥൻ എന്നിവർ നോക്കി നിൽക്കുന്നു.

Ravi Varma (1848–1906), Indian painter best known for uniting Hindu mythological subject matter with European realist historicist painting style. He was one of the first Indian artists to use oil paints and to master the art of lithographic reproduction of his work. In addition to incidents in Hindu mythology, Varma painted many portraits of both Indians and British in India.

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