[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Shiva as Bhikshatana # Shiva as Bhikshatana The wooden relief shows Shiva as the Enchanting Mendicant (Bhikshatana) accompanied on his left by a ganawith a begging bowl on his head and a spotted deer on his right leaping up to nibble a bud held in the god's right hand. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1799 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-146-1924](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-146-1924) · Pramāṇa