LIST OF PLATES
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1. a. Vyasa dictating the Mahabharata to Ganesa. Rajput painting in the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts. By courtesy of Mr. Coomaraswamy.
b. Leaf in a Nepalese book with miniature of Ganapati-Heramba and formula for his invoca-
tion. Collection of the author.
c. Nepalese miniature: Ganesa as scribe and the ^iva-lihga. By courtesy of Mr. Prabodh
Chandra Bagchi.
2. a. Bas-relief in Mathura spotted stone from Sankisa Mound. Museum fur Volkerkunde,
Munich. By courtesy of Dr. Schirmer.
b. Sinhalese stone figure in the Colombo Museum. By courtesy of Mr. Paranavitane.
c. Ganesa with the Saptamatrkas in the Ravana-ka khai at Ellora. By courtesy of Mr. G.
Yazdani.
3. a. Stone statue of Ganesa and sakti from Bhumara. Boston Museum of Fine Arts. By
courtesy of Mr. A. Coomaraswamy.
b. Ganesa 'with the bells' from Bhumara. Boston Museum of Fine Arts. By courtesy of
Mr. Coomaraswamy.
4. a. Stone statue of Ganesa and sakti from Bundelkhand, West India, belonging to Dr. Stella
Kramrisch. Temporarily in the India Museum, London.
b. Ganapati-Heramba and sakti. Stone. Indian. British Museum, London.
5. a. Dravidian stone image from south India. Collection of Mr. C. T. Loo.
b. Dravidian stone statue. Museum fur Volkerkunde, Munich. By courtesy of Dr. Schirmer.
6. a. Rajput miniature: Siva and Parvati as ardhandrisa. Collection of the author.
b. Rajput miniature: Siva dancing the tandava before Brahma, Ganesa, and other Hindu
gods. Collection of the author.
7. a. Ganesa dancing on rat. Carved pillar in the Menachi temple, Madura. By courtesy of the
India Office.
b. Ganesa holding wine-jar in trunk. Carved pillar in the mandapam of the Menachi temple,
Madura. By courtesy of the India Office.
8. a. Stone statue of Ganesa in the Ravana-ka khai, Ellora. By courtesy of Mr. K. de B.
Codrington.
b. Siva dancing the tandava with Ganesa in attendance. Bas-relief in the grotto-temple of
Badami. Photographed by the author.
c. Marriage of Siva and Parvati with Ganesa at their feet. Bas-relief in cave 21, Ellora.
By courtesy of Mr. G. Yazdani.
9. a. Kangra miniature: Siva as Bhutesvara, with Parvati, Ganesa, and Karttikeya. India
Museum, London. By courtesy of Mr. A. J. D. Campbell.
b. Kangra miniature: Adoration of Siva as 'Destroyer' by Krisna, Brahma, and other
Hindu gods and rishis. India Museum, London.
10. a. Kangra drawing: Siva as Gahga-dhara, with Parvati, Ganesa, Karttikeya, and the Saint
Bhagiratha. Boston Museum of Fine Arts. By courtesy of Mr. A. Coomaraswamy.
b. Kangra drawing: Parvati with Ganesa and Karttikeya. British Museum, London. By
courtesy of Mr. Laurence Binyon.
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1. a. Vyasa dictating the Mahabharata to Ganesa. Rajput painting in the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts. By courtesy of Mr. Coomaraswamy.
b. Leaf in a Nepalese book with miniature of Ganapati-Heramba and formula for his invoca-
tion. Collection of the author.
c. Nepalese miniature: Ganesa as scribe and the ^iva-lihga. By courtesy of Mr. Prabodh
Chandra Bagchi.
2. a. Bas-relief in Mathura spotted stone from Sankisa Mound. Museum fur Volkerkunde,
Munich. By courtesy of Dr. Schirmer.
b. Sinhalese stone figure in the Colombo Museum. By courtesy of Mr. Paranavitane.
c. Ganesa with the Saptamatrkas in the Ravana-ka khai at Ellora. By courtesy of Mr. G.
Yazdani.
3. a. Stone statue of Ganesa and sakti from Bhumara. Boston Museum of Fine Arts. By
courtesy of Mr. A. Coomaraswamy.
b. Ganesa 'with the bells' from Bhumara. Boston Museum of Fine Arts. By courtesy of
Mr. Coomaraswamy.
4. a. Stone statue of Ganesa and sakti from Bundelkhand, West India, belonging to Dr. Stella
Kramrisch. Temporarily in the India Museum, London.
b. Ganapati-Heramba and sakti. Stone. Indian. British Museum, London.
5. a. Dravidian stone image from south India. Collection of Mr. C. T. Loo.
b. Dravidian stone statue. Museum fur Volkerkunde, Munich. By courtesy of Dr. Schirmer.
6. a. Rajput miniature: Siva and Parvati as ardhandrisa. Collection of the author.
b. Rajput miniature: Siva dancing the tandava before Brahma, Ganesa, and other Hindu
gods. Collection of the author.
7. a. Ganesa dancing on rat. Carved pillar in the Menachi temple, Madura. By courtesy of the
India Office.
b. Ganesa holding wine-jar in trunk. Carved pillar in the mandapam of the Menachi temple,
Madura. By courtesy of the India Office.
8. a. Stone statue of Ganesa in the Ravana-ka khai, Ellora. By courtesy of Mr. K. de B.
Codrington.
b. Siva dancing the tandava with Ganesa in attendance. Bas-relief in the grotto-temple of
Badami. Photographed by the author.
c. Marriage of Siva and Parvati with Ganesa at their feet. Bas-relief in cave 21, Ellora.
By courtesy of Mr. G. Yazdani.
9. a. Kangra miniature: Siva as Bhutesvara, with Parvati, Ganesa, and Karttikeya. India
Museum, London. By courtesy of Mr. A. J. D. Campbell.
b. Kangra miniature: Adoration of Siva as 'Destroyer' by Krisna, Brahma, and other
Hindu gods and rishis. India Museum, London.
10. a. Kangra drawing: Siva as Gahga-dhara, with Parvati, Ganesa, Karttikeya, and the Saint
Bhagiratha. Boston Museum of Fine Arts. By courtesy of Mr. A. Coomaraswamy.
b. Kangra drawing: Parvati with Ganesa and Karttikeya. British Museum, London. By
courtesy of Mr. Laurence Binyon.
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