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# Painting of Parashurama (Painting of Paraśurāma)

Gouache and ink painting from an album of 26 depicting scenes of Hindu mythology in a variety of painting styles. Parashurama, or Rama with the axe, is the sixth avatar of Vishnu.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1751–1850 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-0-2432](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-0-2432) · Pramāṇa
