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Kartikeya on Peacock

Keywords : Shiva, My Son, Kartikeya, Peacock

Type of artworkSculpture
VillageDanang Museum of Cham Sculpture
Province/CityDanang
StateDanang
CountryVietnam
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 16.059722
Long : 108.223056

PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodMy Son A1, Dong Duong
Age15 Century Be.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite
Religion and belief

Kartekeya is the son of Shiva. This is the reason why he always shows his childishness. Besides, he rides on peacock and holds diamond, which was previously the weapon of Indra.

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This sculpture shows a clear iconography of Kartikeya. He wears animal fang neclect and short cloths, whcih represents a childish charcter. He stands on a peacock and holds dismond on his right hand.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-06-01
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali