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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Seated on a lotus in the yoga lotus position (padmasana), Lakshmi (wife of Vishnu and goddess of fortune, prosperity, and beauty) is flanked by elephants that anoint her and express their devotion by bathing her with water from the pot held aloft with their trunks. The lotus seat serves as a throne while the elephants’ trunks form an arch within which she is enshrined.
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The Goddess Ganga
The Goddess Ganga, from a Kalighat album
Krishna as Kali worshipped by Radha (recto), from a Kalighat
Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha
Goddess Mangala, from a Devi Series
Ganesha-Janani (Mother of Ganesh)
Kali Standing on Shiva (verso), from a Kalighat album
Durga (verso), from a Kalighat album
Kali Enshrined (verso), from a Kalighat album
Ganesha
Brahma
Garuda Carrying Balarama and Krishna (verso), from a Kaligha