Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c17.29
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c17.29
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c17.29
The tradition of Bacchanalian gods also entered into the iconography of Balarāma. Thus the mingling of these several strands became concrete in the form of a new image in the Hindu pantheon. His progressive absorption in the Vaishṇava pantheon is indicated by the big Vanamālā garland of lotus flowers adorning his figure in Gupta art.