Pandava Hero - Pasadena, CA
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N 34° 08.783 W 118° 09.526
11S E 393171 N 3778993
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the Pandava brothers decimated their enemies.
Waymark Code: WMH64Q
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2013
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This sculpture is in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. The Museum's website (
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"Pandava Hero (?), c. 956
India: Rajasthan, Harshagiri (?), 931-981
Sandstone
86-1/4 in. (218.8 cm)
The Norton Simon Foundation, Gift of Mr. Norton Simon
F.1976.07.S
© 2012 The Norton Simon Foundation
On view
Indian heroes are often identified by the presence of bows and arrows—symbols of valor and military skill. This monumental figure cradles the fragment of a bow under his left arm; a quiver of arrows is visible behind his shoulder. His right hand probably once held an arrow. The figure most likely represents one of the Pandava brothers, heroes of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata."
Read the extensive Wikipedia article about the Pandava at (
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