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Green Man (UEB Contracted)

This page shows an image of the Green Man, an ancient theme of carvings often found in church architecture all over Europe. It is said to symbolise Spring and rebirth, and may have originated in pagan religions. This example is from a church in Vendome, France. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is surrounded by a dashed line image border. The image of the Green man is found filling the central part of the page. He shown here as green to aid reading, although the original is grey stone coloured. He is facing to the front so that both of his eyes, his nose and his mouth can be found. At the top of the image part of the carving goes across the page. Down from this are four leaves in a horizontal row on his forehead. Further down are his eyes, nose and mouth. There are crescent-shaped marks under each of his eyes that perhaps represent dark rings. There is an oak leaf growing from each of his cheeks, and two more with acorns, that grow from the corners of his mouth.

Green Man (UEB Uncontracted)

This page shows an image of the Green Man, an ancient theme of carvings often found in church architecture all over Europe. It is said to symbolise Spring and rebirth, and may have originated in pagan religions. This example is from a church in Vendome, France. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is surrounded by a dashed line image border. The image of the Green man is found filling the central part of the page. He shown here as green to aid reading, although the original is grey stone coloured. He is facing to the front so that both of his eyes, his nose and his mouth can be found. At the top of the image part of the carving goes across the page. Down from this are four leaves in a horizontal row on his forehead. Further down are his eyes, nose and mouth. There are crescent-shaped marks under each of his eyes that perhaps represent dark rings. There is an oak leaf growing from each of his cheeks, and two more with acorns, that grow from the corners of his mouth.

The Rise of David Levinsky

The Imitation of Christ

A god from Rurutu (tactile)

Rurutu, Austral Islands. Late 18th to early 19th century. Wood Size: 117 cm high and 32 cm wide. Museum number Oc LMS.19. In August 1821, a group of people from Rurutu sailed to Ra'iatea, one of the Society Islands, to present their god images to the English missionary John Williams. The population of Rurutu had all converted to Christianity together, following a decision made by their leaders. This figure, known as A'a, was the major god image they presented. It was described by John Williams as ‘being the national god of Rurutu'. The figure has a detachable panel at the back that at the time it was presented to Williams, contained many other smaller figures. It may have originally been used to hold the bones of an important ancestor.A'a is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum's collections, celebrated by Europeans and Pacific islanders alike. It has influenced both poets and sculptors. Several visitors from Rurutu have come to the Museum to pay homage to A'a in recent years. The figure is still considered important in Rurutu today. The light brown carved wooden figure is facing the viewer. It has a large rounded head on an elongated slim body with a protruding belly, short legs that stop just below the knee and arms at the side of the body with 4 fingered hands resting on the protruding belly. The surface of the figure is smooth with no pattern. Attached to the surface, at regular intervals, are 30 smaller figures. The smaller figures on the face form the ears, eyes, nose, mouth and cheeks. The tactile image shows the outline of the figure as a thick line. The 25 of the 30 smaller figures are shown as solid texture. Braille labels have been added: head, ear, eyes, nose, cheek, mouth, arm, hand, leg, knee and genitals.

Crucifixion (tactile)

About 1538-1541. Black chalk. Size: 37 x 27 cm. British Museum, PD 1895-9-15-504. Michelangelo made this devotional image for his friend Vittoria Colonna. An aristocratic poet and religious reformer, she became his confidante in the mid-1530s. Unusually, Michelangelo shows the crucified Christ alive and suffering, at once human and divine. This imagery, as well as Michelangelo's late additions of the lamenting angels and a skull, may reflect Colonna's input into the design. This drawing depicts Christ on the cross with a skull at the base of the cross and 2 lamenting angels shown underneath the crossbeam of the cross. Christ is shown in detail but the angels are rather vague. The right hand is shown nailed to the cross, but the left hand looks as it is holding the nail. The right foot is over the left one, with the nail through them shown. Christ is wearing a translucent loincloth. The tactile image shows the outline of the cross with a thin line. A thicker line shows the outline of Christ with a rough texture showing muscle tone. A solid texture shows the skull, Christ's hair, loincloth and nails. Braille labels are as follows: head, right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, cross, ground level, and skull.

A Story of To-day

Diwali (large print)

This image shows lamps lit to celebrate the Hindu religious 'Festival of Lights' set against a night-time sky. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is surrounded by a dashed line image border. In the top left of the image is the symbol Om, signifying creation and the name of God. The right side of the image is filled with a multi-flamed lamp, seen from the side. At the top of the lamp are five flames fuelled by oil. Down from this, on a tray fixed to the lamp stand, are two small oil lamps; each one is decorated with a swastika, a Hindu symbol of good fortune. The star-filled sky is coloured blue at the top of the page, fading to pink at the bottom with two long clouds going across the bottom left part of the image.

Diwali (UEB Contracted)

This image shows lamps lit to celebrate the Hindu religious 'Festival of Lights' set against a night-time sky. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is surrounded by a dashed line image border. In the top left of the image is the symbol Om, signifying creation and the name of God. The right side of the image is filled with a multi-flamed lamp, seen from the side. At the top of the lamp are five flames fuelled by oil. Down from this, on a tray fixed to the lamp stand, are two small oil lamps; each one is decorated with a swastika, a Hindu symbol of good fortune. The star-filled sky is coloured blue at the top of the page, fading to pink at the bottom with two long clouds going across the bottom left part of the image.

Diwali (UEB Uncontracted)

This image shows lamps lit to celebrate the Hindu religious 'Festival of Lights' set against a night-time sky. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The image is surrounded by a dashed line image border. In the top left of the image is the symbol Om, signifying creation and the name of God. The right side of the image is filled with a multi-flamed lamp, seen from the side. At the top of the lamp are five flames fuelled by oil. Down from this, on a tray fixed to the lamp stand, are two small oil lamps; each one is decorated with a swastika, a Hindu symbol of good fortune. The star-filled sky is coloured blue at the top of the page, fading to pink at the bottom with two long clouds going across the bottom left part of the image.

Ganesh (tactile)

Late 19th century. Calcutta, Bengal, Kalighat style. Watercolour on paper. Size: 129 cm high and 100 cm wide. Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund, 1995. 4-4. 01. The elephant-headed Ganesh is the god of new beginnings. Seated on his rat-vehicle, he is shown haloed and wearing the typical Bengali crown. This painting comes from the area around the goddess Kali's temple at Kalighat, on the banks (ghats) of the river Hooghly in Calcutta. The colours on the painting are tones of blue, red, grey and black on a cream background. Ganesh is facing the viewer with his head very slightly turned to his right and his trunk held out to his right. One tusk has been drawn over the base of the trunk, pointing to his right. His large fan-like ears are shown at the side of his head. Large eyebrows arch over slightly slit eyes, either side of the start of the trunk. Ganesh's mouth is just under the trunk near his neck. The trunk and face are painted in blue with the eyes and eyebrows in black and mouth in red. He is seated, his legs folded underneath his body in the lotus position with only his right foot showing, on a large blue cushion which is being carried on the back of a large rat. The rat is facing to the left of the painting and has been painted very lightly in blue making it look almost translucent. The rat's long tail is curled along the side of its body. Ganesh is naked apart from a piece of cloth covering his groin area and a thick black twisted rope belt around his waist. His body is painted in shades of red and he has a fat belly. On his head is a jewelled crown that is surrounded by a large circular "spikey" halo. A long necklace hangs from his neck down to his feet. Several thinner necklaces of different lengths are painted onto body as body decoration. Ganesh has four arms, two on each side of his body. He is holding something in each hand but only one of the items is clearly recognisable as a flower (lower right arm). Each arm has a bangle around the wrist and body decoration at the wrist, just above the elbow, upper arm and around the ankle. The tactile image, solid texture has been used for the body, arms and legs. Solid texture also shows his long trunk, eyes and eyebrows, nose, facial decoration, jewelled crown (with hollows for the jewels) and the halo. His ears are thick lines with thinner lines inside to show detail. The objects in Ganesh's hands are thick lines with hollow centres. A rough texture shows the rat-vehicle, rope belt, Ganesh's hair and tusk. A smoother texture shows the cushion. For simplicity, the cloth covering the groin, body decoration and necklace have been omitted. Braille labels: halo, left upper arm, right upper arm, arm, flower, cushion, and rat-vehicle.

Gazi - Man on Tiger (Tactile)

About 1800. Collected in Murshidabad District, painted in the Sunderbans (?), Bengal. Paint on paper. Size: 37 cm wide and 295 cm long. National Art Collections Fund (The Art Fund), museum number 1955. 10-8. 095. This is Gazi, or a Muslim holy man. He is remembered for taming the forces of nature when Muslims settled in the newly cleared eastern delta of the Ganges (the Sunderbans). He is shown mounted on a tiger and carrying a poisonous cobra for a staff. This symbolises his control of the jungle in the name of Islam. The image is from the magnificent Gazi Scroll which is more than 13 metres in length. It was used for storytelling. The colours on this scene are red, brown, black, blue, green and cream. The scroll has a decorated border which divides up the scroll into individual scenes. This scene has a border of intertwined flowers and foliage. The top and bottom of the next scene can be seen either side of this scene. The tiger, which is clearly a male, has a man on his back and are both drawn in side profile, facing the left-hand side of the image. The tiger is oversized in proportion to his rider and is shown walking with his right front leg out in front followed by the left front leg, then left rear leg, with the right rear leg at the back. The tiger has his head held proudly up, his mouth wide open to display his sharp pointed teeth, his tail lifted up and curled back over his body and his claws are spread out. The stripes and spots on the tiger are boldly drawn. The man, seated in the middle of the tiger's back on a cloth saddle, looks forward majestically over the tiger's head. He is dressed in a long patterned tunic with a decorated sash around his waist, trousers and heeled mules with turned up toes. He has a fabric turban on his head and has a curled moustache and close-cut beard. In his slightly raised right hand, he is holding a string of beads out in front of him. In his left hand, held near his waist, he is holding a live cobra. The cobra, its head near the head of the tiger, is stretched out along the length of the tiger's back and looks more like a rigid staff than a live snake. On the tactile image, the decorative border is shown by rough texture. The tiger is outlined with a thick line with thinner lines defining the stripes and spots. The tiger's teeth, eye and claws are shown as solid texture. The cobra, man's mules, turban, facial features and outline of cloth saddle are shown as solid texture. The sash and trousers are a rough texture with the tunic as a smoother texture. Braille labels: head of tiger, front right leg, back right leg, claws, mules, right hand, head of man, cobra and tail.

Goddess Durga (Large print)

This image shows the figure of a standing Hindu goddess Durga. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Durga is facing forward so all facial features, and all arms and both legs can be found. In the top centre of the image is her head. She wears a golden crown. She has a third eye in her forehead. To the left and right of her face she has long wavy black hair. She has a gold decoration around her neck. Durga's dress is a long red gown of material with many folds. She has a sash around her waist which is held in place by a gold brooch, set with a red jewel. The ends of the sash hang down from the brooch. At the centre bottom of the page her bare feet poke out from the gown. Durga has eight arms. Each arm has a gold wrist bracelet and each hand holds a different item. The hand in the top left holds a disc. The next one down holds a trident. The third arm is hanging down and holds the handle of a sword. The fourth arm nearest you is bent at the elbow with the lower arm coming forward towards you. This hand does not hold anything but the palm faces you with the fingers pointing up in a blessing. The highest arm on the right holds a conch shell. The next one down holds a bow. The third hand holds a lotus flower and the last hand on the right holds the handle to a mace decorated with red and blue jewels. The items Durga holds all have different symbolism. She is usually depicted seated on or standing next to a lion or tiger. This has not been shown for clarity.

Goddess Durga (UEB Contracted)

This image shows the figure of a standing Hindu goddess Durga. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Durga is facing forward so all facial features, and all arms and both legs can be found. In the top centre of the image is her head. She wears a golden crown. She has a third eye in her forehead. To the left and right of her face she has long wavy black hair. She has a gold decoration around her neck. Durga's dress is a long red gown of material with many folds. She has a sash around her waist which is held in place by a gold brooch, set with a red jewel. The ends of the sash hang down from the brooch. At the centre bottom of the page her bare feet poke out from the gown. Durga has eight arms. Each arm has a gold wrist bracelet and each hand holds a different item. The hand in the top left holds a disc. The next one down holds a trident. The third arm is hanging down and holds the handle of a sword. The fourth arm nearest you is bent at the elbow with the lower arm coming forward towards you. This hand does not hold anything but the palm faces you with the fingers pointing up in a blessing. The highest arm on the right holds a conch shell. The next one down holds a bow. The third hand holds a lotus flower and the last hand on the right holds the handle to a mace decorated with red and blue jewels. The items Durga holds all have different symbolism. She is usually depicted seated on or standing next to a lion or tiger. This has not been shown for clarity.

Goddess Durga (UEB Uncontracted)

This image shows the figure of a standing Hindu goddess Durga. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Durga is facing forward so all facial features, and all arms and both legs can be found. In the top centre of the image is her head. She wears a golden crown. She has a third eye in her forehead. To the left and right of her face she has long wavy black hair. She has a gold decoration around her neck. Durga's dress is a long red gown of material with many folds. She has a sash around her waist which is held in place by a gold brooch, set with a red jewel. The ends of the sash hang down from the brooch. At the centre bottom of the page her bare feet poke out from the gown. Durga has eight arms. Each arm has a gold wrist bracelet and each hand holds a different item. The hand in the top left holds a disc. The next one down holds a trident. The third arm is hanging down and holds the handle of a sword. The fourth arm nearest you is bent at the elbow with the lower arm coming forward towards you. This hand does not hold anything but the palm faces you with the fingers pointing up in a blessing. The highest arm on the right holds a conch shell. The next one down holds a bow. The third hand holds a lotus flower and the last hand on the right holds the handle to a mace decorated with red and blue jewels. The items Durga holds all have different symbolism. She is usually depicted seated on or standing next to a lion or tiger. This has not been shown for clarity.

Gopuram Temple Dageba (Large print)

This image shows a front view of the entrance tower to a Hindu temple. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The tower has six levels, increasing in size towards the bottom of the building. The tower is covered with brightly coloured decorations and statues. In the centre of each level except the top, there is a porch with two small pillars and a window / door. This feature gets slightly larger on each level nearer the ground floor. In the top centre of the page is the tower's barrel roof. It is shown from the side so its round ends cannot be found. On each end there are decorative bright green and yellow features. The outer yellow features have a ball at the top. Along the top of the roof are six silver decorative knobs. In the middle of the side of the roof is a crescent decoration coloured bright blue and purple. On this side of the building the roof is supported by eight small green pillars. In the middle of the pillars there is a small window / door accessing this top level. The next level down has on the left a small statue and then a larger statue. This figure has the arm on the right raised. Both figures wear sarongs. To the right at floor level there is a red and yellow decoration partially set into the roof of the level below. All these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. In the centre at this level the porch is blue. The next level down has two small statues wearing a robe and a sarong on the left. To the right is a statue of a man. He has his hands held up in a peace greeting. His leg on the right is bent with the foot raised and resting on a blue decorative ball. All these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. In the centre at this level the porch is purple. The next level down has a small statue wearing a robe on the left. To the right is a statue in a sitting crossed-leg yogic position. To the right is a statue of a man wearing a dhoti. He has his hands held in front of him. His leg on the right is bent with the foot raised and resting on a green decorative ball. Most of these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. The seated man statue is replaced by a standing woman statue. She has her arms raised and wears a long gown. To her right the small statue wears a dhoti. In the centre at this level the porch is light blue. The next level down has a small statue wearing a sarong on the left. To the right is a statue of a standing woman. To the right is a statue of a man. His hand on the left holds a long staff. His hand to the right is held up. He wears a dhoti. To the right at floor level there is a red and blue decoration partially set into the roof of the ground level below. Most of these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. The green statue of a standing woman is replaced by two small statues of children. In the centre at this level the porch is brown and now quite wide. The next level down is the ground floor. It has no statues. In the centre is a large opening into the temple courtyard. It has a large elaborate brown porch with large pillars to the left and right. The lower half of this floor has horizontal decorative features where the wall goes in and out. This can be understood by examining the corners to the left and right. In the upper half of the ground floor there is a small narrow window to the left and right of the porch. To the left and right of each window is a small pillar going from the wider decorative base of the wall to the roof.

Gopuram Temple Dageba (UEB Uncontracted)

This image shows a front view of the entrance tower to a Hindu temple. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The tower has six levels, increasing in size towards the bottom of the building. The tower is covered with brightly coloured decorations and statues. In the centre of each level except the top, there is a porch with two small pillars and a window / door. This feature gets slightly larger on each level nearer the ground floor. In the top centre of the page is the tower's barrel roof. It is shown from the side so its round ends cannot be found. On each end there are decorative bright green and yellow features. The outer yellow features have a ball at the top. Along the top of the roof are six silver decorative knobs. In the middle of the side of the roof is a crescent decoration coloured bright blue and purple. On this side of the building the roof is supported by eight small green pillars. In the middle of the pillars there is a small window / door accessing this top level. The next level down has on the left a small statue and then a larger statue. This figure has the arm on the right raised. Both figures wear sarongs. To the right at floor level there is a red and yellow decoration partially set into the roof of the level below. All these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. In the centre at this level the porch is blue. The next level down has two small statues wearing a robe and a sarong on the left. To the right is a statue of a man. He has his hands held up in a peace greeting. His leg on the right is bent with the foot raised and resting on a blue decorative ball. All these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. In the centre at this level the porch is purple. The next level down has a small statue wearing a robe on the left. To the right is a statue in a sitting crossed-leg yogic position. To the right is a statue of a man wearing a dhoti. He has his hands held in front of him. His leg on the right is bent with the foot raised and resting on a green decorative ball. Most of these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. The seated man statue is replaced by a standing woman statue. She has her arms raised and wears a long gown. To her right the small statue wears a dhoti. In the centre at this level the porch is light blue. The next level down has a small statue wearing a sarong on the left. To the right is a statue of a standing woman. To the right is a statue of a man. His hand on the left holds a long staff. His hand to the right is held up. He wears a dhoti. To the right at floor level there is a red and blue decoration partially set into the roof of the ground level below. Most of these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. The green statue of a standing woman is replaced by two small statues of children. In the centre at this level the porch is brown and now quite wide. The next level down is the ground floor. It has no statues. In the centre is a large opening into the temple courtyard. It has a large elaborate brown porch with large pillars to the left and right. The lower half of this floor has horizontal decorative features where the wall goes in and out. This can be understood by examining the corners to the left and right. In the upper half of the ground floor there is a small narrow window to the left and right of the porch. To the left and right of each window is a small pillar going from the wider decorative base of the wall to the roof.

Gopuram Temple Dageba (UEB Contracted)

This image shows a front view of the entrance tower to a Hindu temple. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. The tower has six levels, increasing in size towards the bottom of the building. The tower is covered with brightly coloured decorations and statues. In the centre of each level except the top, there is a porch with two small pillars and a window / door. This feature gets slightly larger on each level nearer the ground floor. In the top centre of the page is the tower's barrel roof. It is shown from the side so its round ends cannot be found. On each end there are decorative bright green and yellow features. The outer yellow features have a ball at the top. Along the top of the roof are six silver decorative knobs. In the middle of the side of the roof is a crescent decoration coloured bright blue and purple. On this side of the building the roof is supported by eight small green pillars. In the middle of the pillars there is a small window / door accessing this top level. The next level down has on the left a small statue and then a larger statue. This figure has the arm on the right raised. Both figures wear sarongs. To the right at floor level there is a red and yellow decoration partially set into the roof of the level below. All these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. In the centre at this level the porch is blue. The next level down has two small statues wearing a robe and a sarong on the left. To the right is a statue of a man. He has his hands held up in a peace greeting. His leg on the right is bent with the foot raised and resting on a blue decorative ball. All these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. In the centre at this level the porch is purple. The next level down has a small statue wearing a robe on the left. To the right is a statue in a sitting crossed-leg yogic position. To the right is a statue of a man wearing a dhoti. He has his hands held in front of him. His leg on the right is bent with the foot raised and resting on a green decorative ball. Most of these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. The seated man statue is replaced by a standing woman statue. She has her arms raised and wears a long gown. To her right the small statue wears a dhoti. In the centre at this level the porch is light blue. The next level down has a small statue wearing a sarong on the left. To the right is a statue of a standing woman. To the right is a statue of a man. His hand on the left holds a long staff. His hand to the right is held up. He wears a dhoti. To the right at floor level there is a red and blue decoration partially set into the roof of the ground level below. Most of these features are repeated in a mirrored pattern on the right side of the building. The green statue of a standing woman is replaced by two small statues of children. In the centre at this level the porch is brown and now quite wide. The next level down is the ground floor. It has no statues. In the centre is a large opening into the temple courtyard. It has a large elaborate brown porch with large pillars to the left and right. The lower half of this floor has horizontal decorative features where the wall goes in and out. This can be understood by examining the corners to the left and right. In the upper half of the ground floor there is a small narrow window to the left and right of the porch. To the left and right of each window is a small pillar going from the wider decorative base of the wall to the roof.

Krishna (Tactile)

19th century. Bengal. Basalt. Size: 470 mm high and 200 mm wide, base of plinth 160 mm in diameter. Bridge Collection museum number 1872. 7-1. 126. This sculpture shows Krishna playing the flute. This is one of his best-known forms and is called Venugopal. Until recently cowherders could be seen playing bamboo flutes in Bengal and for Bengalis this imagery suggests rural life. Production of Krishna images greatly increased after the death of the saint Chaitanya in 1533. The sculpture is dark grey in colour and has a smooth, polished surface. Krishna is shown naked. He is standing on a circular symmetrically decorated plinth. He has his right leg crossed over his left leg at the knee. His left foot is flat on the ground with his right foot bent at the toes. He is holding his arms up to the side to play his flute - arms bent at the elbow with his hands being on a level with his mouth. The flute is missing but would have fitted through the thumbs and forefingers of each hand. Krishna has well-defined facial features - large eyes either side of an angular nose, double eyebrows, a closed upturned mouth and large ears with holes for earrings. A beaded band defines the hairline with the hair swept up into a knot on top of his head. The tactile image shows Krishna outlined by a thick line. Solid texture shows the patterning on the plinth, the facial features and the hair knot. The beaded band is shown as a series of solid dots. Braille labels: right hand, right elbow, left hand, hair knot, ear with hole, left shoulder, waist, left leg, right knee, left foot, right foot, and plinth.

Lord Brahma (Large print)

This image shows the figure of the seated Hindu God Lord Brahma. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Brahma has four heads and four arms. One of his faces is facing forward so all facial features can be found. To the left and right are faces shown from the side so only one eye and ear are shown. All four arms are shown. Brahma's fourth head is not shown. He wears a crown on each of the three heads that are shown. The crown on the central facing head has a blue jewel set in it. All heads have eyebrows above the eyes. They all have white moustaches and long white beards. Brahma's upper body is mainly bare. He has some cloth draped over the shoulder to the left. He wears a colourful garland around his neck. The hand on the left holds the handle of a water pot. To the right of this another hand holds a book. The hand on the right of the page holds a rose. Down and left from this the fourth hand is held up with the palm showing and the fingers pointing upwards. There is cloth draped over the elbows of the arms on the right of the page. He is sitting in a crossed-leg yogic position. His legs are covered with off-white coloured cloth. He sits in a large lotus flower.

Lord Brahma (UEB Contracted)

This image shows the figure of the seated Hindu God Lord Brahma. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Brahma has four heads and four arms. One of his faces is facing forward so all facial features can be found. To the left and right are faces shown from the side so only one eye and ear are shown. All four arms are shown. Brahma's fourth head is not shown. He wears a crown on each of the three heads that are shown. The crown on the central facing head has a blue jewel set in it. All heads have eyebrows above the eyes. They all have white moustaches and long white beards. Brahma's upper body is mainly bare. He has some cloth draped over the shoulder to the left. He wears a colourful garland around his neck. The hand on the left holds the handle of a water pot. To the right of this another hand holds a book. The hand on the right of the page holds a rose. Down and left from this the fourth hand is held up with the palm showing and the fingers pointing upwards. There is cloth draped over the elbows of the arms on the right of the page. He is sitting in a crossed-leg yogic position. His legs are covered with off-white coloured cloth. He sits in a large lotus flower.

Lord Brahma (UEB Uncontracted)

This image shows the figure of the seated Hindu God Lord Brahma. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Brahma has four heads and four arms. One of his faces is facing forward so all facial features can be found. To the left and right are faces shown from the side so only one eye and ear are shown. All four arms are shown. Brahma's fourth head is not shown. He wears a crown on each of the three heads that are shown. The crown on the central facing head has a blue jewel set in it. All heads have eyebrows above the eyes. They all have white moustaches and long white beards. Brahma's upper body is mainly bare. He has some cloth draped over the shoulder to the left. He wears a colourful garland around his neck. The hand on the left holds the handle of a water pot. To the right of this another hand holds a book. The hand on the right of the page holds a rose. Down and left from this the fourth hand is held up with the palm showing and the fingers pointing upwards. There is cloth draped over the elbows of the arms on the right of the page. He is sitting in a crossed-leg yogic position. His legs are covered with off-white coloured cloth. He sits in a large lotus flower.

Lord Ganesha (Large print)

This image shows the figure of a seated Hindu god Ganesha. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Ganesha is facing forward so all facial features, and all arms and both legs can be found. In the top centre of the image is Ganesha's elephant head. He wears a golden crown which has a red jewel set in the middle of the front of it. His head has two large eyes with eyebrows and a large elephant ear to the left and right. He has tusks but the one to the left is broken. His elephant trunk goes down and curls up to the left. His mouth cannot be found. His body is that of a pot-bellied human with four arms. He is naked from the waist up. The lower arm on the left is bent at the elbow and the hand is palm facing with the fingers pointing up. Ganesha is giving a blessing. The upper hand to the left holds an axe. The upper hand on the right holds a lotus flower. The lower hand on the right holds a dish of sweets. He is sitting on a decorative gold seat. His leg on the right is folded so the foot rests on the leg on the left. At the bottom of the page there is a mouse near Ganesha's foot.

Lord Ganesha (Contracted)

This image shows the figure of a seated Hindu god Ganesha. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Ganesha is facing forward so all facial features, and all arms and both legs can be found. In the top centre of the image is Ganesha's elephant head. He wears a golden crown which has a red jewel set in the middle of the front of it. His head has two large eyes with eyebrows and a large elephant ear to the left and right. He has tusks but the one to the left is broken. His elephant trunk goes down and curls up to the left. His mouth cannot be found. His body is that of a pot-bellied human with four arms. He is naked from the waist up. The lower arm on the left is bent at the elbow and the hand is palm facing with the fingers pointing up. Ganesha is giving a blessing. The upper hand to the left holds an axe. The upper hand on the right holds a lotus flower. The lower hand on the right holds a dish of sweets. He is sitting on a decorative gold seat. His leg on the right is folded so the foot rests on the leg on the left. At the bottom of the page there is a mouse near Ganesha's foot.

Lord Ganesha (Uncontracted)

This image shows the figure of a seated Hindu god Ganesha. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Ganesha is facing forward so all facial features, and all arms and both legs can be found. In the top centre of the image is Ganesha's elephant head. He wears a golden crown which has a red jewel set in the middle of the front of it. His head has two large eyes with eyebrows and a large elephant ear to the left and right. He has tusks but the one to the left is broken. His elephant trunk goes down and curls up to the left. His mouth cannot be found. His body is that of a pot-bellied human with four arms. He is naked from the waist up. The lower arm on the left is bent at the elbow and the hand is palm facing with the fingers pointing up. Ganesha is giving a blessing. The upper hand to the left holds an axe. The upper hand on the right holds a lotus flower. The lower hand on the right holds a dish of sweets. He is sitting on a decorative gold seat. His leg on the right is folded so the foot rests on the leg on the left. At the bottom of the page there is a mouse near Ganesha's foot.