Artist: Raja Ravi Varma
Size: 34 x 24 cm
Museum: The Ganesh Shivaswamy Foundation (Bengaluru, India)
Technique: Graphite
This is an interesting sketch by Raja Ravi Varma of an elephant with all the accoutrements of royalty. In the foreground is the canon and sword. On the elephant are the howdah, flag and umbrella. To the left of the elephant is the shankha (conch-shell) which is a special symbol of Vishnu. The conch-shell is called Panchajanya which is a symbol of religious authority exercised by word. The Shankha continues to remain a part of the Emblem of the State of Kerala. The elephant interestingly carries a banner with an emblem consisting of two elephants and the initials
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