Kalighat Gods
Bold, quick Kalighat pictures of gods and daily Calcutta life.
God Shiva in His Ferocious Aspect as Mahakala Dancing
Unknown artist · c. 1700–1710
Man Dhata in Yogi Position
Unknown artist · c. 1690–1700
Krishna Stealing Curds
Unknown artist · late 1700s
Krishna Vanquishing the Crane-Demon Bakasura
Unknown artist · late 1700s
Krishna with Radha and Two Attendants (recto); Jagannath, Subhadra and Balarama in an Arch (verso)
Unknown artist · 1700s
Jagannath, Subhadra and Balarama in an Arch (verso)
Unknown artist · 1700s
Sugriva
Unknown artist · c. 1720
Page of Sketches with a Portrait of Sri Maharaj Chatter Singhji
Unknown artist · c. 1866
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Two Aspects of Kali
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Kali Dancing on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Kali Enshrined (verso), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Hanuman
Unknown artist · c. 1880
Man Seated in a European Chair Smoking a Margila Pipe, from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1880
Seated Couple
Unknown artist · c. 1800
Vishnu and Lakshmi on Garuda
Unknown artist · c. 1750
Sri Nathaji
Unknown artist · c. 1900
Khadgaroma, Son of Ravana
Unknown artist · c. 1720
A Couple (from the series Costumes and Professions)
Unknown artist · mid-1800s
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Hari-Hara (recto); Vasudeva (Krishna's Father) Fleeing with Krishna Encounters a Cobra and a Jackal (verso)
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Hari-Hara (recto), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Vasudeva (Krishna's Father) Fleeing with Krishna Encounters a Cobra and a Jackal (verso), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Vaishnava Devotee with Two Women
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Matsya, Fish Avatara of Vishnu
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Jailer Receiving the Mahant of Tarakeshwar in Prison
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Manasa, The Snake Goddess
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto); Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso)
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Krishna weighed against precious objects(?) (verso), from a Kalighat album
Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy · c. 1890
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto); Yasoda Churning Butter (verso)
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Yasoda Churning Butter (verso), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto); Dushyanta watching his son Bharat playing with the tiger at the end of the Abhijnanashakuntalam (verso)
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Jatayu hinders Ravana’s chariot, trying to prevent the abduction of Sita (recto), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Dushyanta watching his son Bharat playing with the tiger at the end of the Abhijnanashakuntalam (verso), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Leaf from a Kalighat album: The Goddess Kali (recto); Kali Standing on Shiva (verso)
Unknown artist · c. 1890
The Goddess Kali (recto), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Kali Standing on Shiva (verso), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Baby Krishna Asking for Butter from Yashoda, from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Krishna as Kali worshipped by Radha (recto); Krishna quells the serpent Kaliya (verso)
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Krishna as Kali worshipped by Radha (recto), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Krishna quells the serpent Kaliya (verso), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Cowgirls (Gopis) (recto); Das Avataras, Ten Incarnations of Vishnu (verso)
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Cowgirls (Gopis) (recto), from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Das Avataras, Ten Incarnations of Vishnu (verso), from a Kalighat album
Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy · c. 1890
Barber Cleaning a Woman’s Ear
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Hanuman with Rama and Lakshmana on his shoulders, from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Lakshmi and Sarasvati
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Vishnu in Female Form of Mohini Carrying Amrita for the Gods
Unknown artist · c. 1890
Rai Raja, from a Kalighat album
Unknown artist · c. 1890
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