Rajput Painting, Being an Account of the Hindu Paintings of Rajasthan and the Panjab Himalayas from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century v2.c19.575

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**The evening dance of Śiva.** Śiva dances on the golden floor of Kailāsa, above the peaks of the encircling Himālayas, to a chorus of Devas and Gandharvas or Kinnaras, and before Devī enthroned as Rāj-rājeśvarī. Amongst the Devas to the left will be recognized Brahmā, Vishṇu, Sarasvatī, Lakṣmī, Kārttikeya, Sūrya, Candra, Gaṇeśa, also Nārada and other *rishis*, and kings; the three-headed Agni will be seen to the right of the group of Kinnara musicians to the right of the picture. Devī is of red complexion, four-armed, and holds the noose (*pāśa*) and elephant goad (*aṅkuśa*).