Four striking images: Shiva, god of destruction and reproduction; Kali, the source of life; Krishna, a member of the Hindu trinity; and his consort, Lakshmi.

Six images include a Minoan snake goddess (c. 1600 BC); the Stone Age earth mother known as Venus of Willendorf (c. 30000 BC); a vegetation goddess (5000 BC); a

Reflecting the spirit of East Indian myths, legends, and fables, these illustrations were compiled by one of the nineteenth century's foremost Orientalists. Edw

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The 108 paintings presented in this book are a catalogue of the principal Hindu deities most widely celebrated in southern India. They are beautifully rendered