Kinnara_with_kachchapa_veena,_part_of_the_Bodhisattva_Padmapani,_Cave_1,_Ajanta,_India.jpg

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Description
English: Kinnara with kachchapa veena or Panchangi veena, part of the Bodhisattva Padmapani painting, Cave 1, Ajanta, India. [1] [2] A kinnara was a mythological musician (part human or dwarf, part bird), found in Buddhist countries including the Philippines, Borobudur , and the Yulin Caves in China.
Date 450-490 C.E.
Source artranked.com
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unknown painter
Other versions
Descent of Indra .
  1. ↑ Subramanian Swaminathan. Paintings . saigan.com . "Kinnara playing Kachchapa Vina, Padmapani Panel, Cave 1"
  2. ↑ " Yazh to panchangi veenai: Forgotten musical instruments now on display at Egmore Museum ". Newsminute.com . "Or that there’s a representation of the Panchangi veenai (5-stringed veena) in Ajanta caves dating back to 480-600 AD?"

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Kinnara with kachchapa veena, part of the Bodhisattva Padmapani painting, Cave 1, Ajanta, India

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