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