Collection Number | 115 |
Title | Batara Guru (Dewa Siwa) didatangi oleh Dewa Wisnu Brahma/Supreme Lord Shiva is visited by the deities Vishnu and Brahma |
Time | 1998 |
Time Acquisition | 1998 |
Place | Nagasepaha, Bali |
Place of Acquisition | Present by Sita van Bemmelen |
Name Painter (Place and Year of Birth-Death) |
Unknown |
Size | 50cm x 40cm |
Category (Sub-Category) |
Epics |
Current Location | Palermo, Italy (Home) |
Description | Batara Guru is considered to be the supreme god in Indonesian Hinduism as represented in wayang performances of Ramayana and Mahabharata. He is regarded as a spiritual teacher, similar to the guru aspect of the Hindu God Shiva in India, but blended with many more local elements.
Batara Guru is a type of creator god that is worshipped in various Hindu mythologies in the region, especially the Javanese and Balinese mythology |