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Description: Nine Devas - Source unknown exact - Style Khleang - Last quarter of the tenth century, early eleventh century - Sandstone - Musée Guimet, Paris - Left to right: Surya (the sun) on a chariot pulled by two horses, Candra (moon) on a pedestal, Yama (judge of the dead, guardian of the South) on the buffalo, Varuna (god of water, guardian of the west) on Hamsa, Indra (king of gods, guardian of the east) on elephant Airavata, Kubera (god of wealth, guardian of the north) on the horse, Agni (god of fire, the guardian of the south-east) on the ram, Rahu (the demon of eclipse) in a swirl of clouds and Ketu (comet) on the lion.
Title: Les 9 devas
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