Object Image

Male Mahadeshwara

Unknown Artist

Mysuru, Karnataka

A subject of a popular Kannada folk ballad, Mahadeshwara has been deified as an incarnation of Shiva and is identified with the Shiva-linga. Mahadeshwara probably lived during the 14th century. He performed a number of miracles to protect the people and saints living in and around Male Mahadeshwara Hills in Karnataka.

c. 1912

Tempera on paper

35.0 x 28.0 cm

2019.222

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