A Group of Four Illustrations of Nitya Devis The present group of illustrations feature Nitya Devis, a group of fifteen Tantric Goddesses who represent the lunar cycle of the moon, and together comprise the Kalachakra or Wheel of Time. Each Goddess has her attendant energies or Shaktis which help the practitioner combat and dispel various negative forces and afflictions. Pictured above are Vahnivasini Nitya, dweller in the fire who devours the Universe, clad in fiery yellow robes, along with the multi-headed Kulasundari Nitya who combines the Knower, Knowledge and the Object of Knowledge within her being. Also included in the group are the Nitya Devis Tripureshvari and Vahnivasini. Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper image 8 5/8 by 6 5/16 in. (21.9 by 16.1 cm.) and slightly smaller folio 9 3/8 by 11 5/8 in. (23.8 by 29.5 cm.) and slightly smaller, [4], unframed, 2 illustrated circa 1820 India, Kangra or Guler
A Group of Four Illustrations of Nitya Devis The present group of illustrations feature Nitya Devis, a group of fifteen Tantric Goddesses who represent the lunar cycle of the moon, and together comprise the Kalachakra or Wheel of Time. Each Goddess has her attendant energies or Shaktis which help the practitioner combat and dispel various negative forces and afflictions. Pictured above are Vahnivasini Nitya, dweller in the fire who devours the Universe, clad in fiery yellow robes, along with the multi-headed Kulasundari Nitya who combines the Knower, Knowledge and the Object of Knowledge within her being. Also included in the group are the Nitya Devis Tripureshvari and Vahnivasini. Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper image 8 5/8 by 6 5/16 in. (21.9 by 16.1 cm.) and slightly smaller folio 9 3/8 by 11 5/8 in. (23.8 by 29.5 cm.) and slightly smaller, [4], unframed, 2 illustrated circa 1820 India, Kangra or Guler
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