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Gouache painting of the red-skinned four-armed Hindu deity Kartikeya standing beside a peacock, holding a spear, against a pale background.

Kartikeya (Murugan), Hindu god of war, with a peacock

A four-armed, red-skinned deity stands on a golden pedestal, holding a spear and a long staff, with a peacock with spread tail feathers at his left side. He wears a tall gilded crown, jeweled necklaces, and a green and gold draped garment over a white dhoti. The gouache is painted in bright, opaque colors on a pale background.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2762 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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