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# Elephant carrying the Brahamanical deity Indra

Elephant carrying the Brahamanical deity Indra which has a place of honour in Jainism, where he presides over a heavenly realm. His status is however, not that of a first rank deity, a honour reserved for the Jina or Tirthankaras ("ford-crossers" or spiritual liberators).

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1400–1500 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-196-1937](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-196-1937) · Pramāṇa
