Bodhisattva Padmapani, Mural, 5th century AD, Cave 1, Ajanta, Maharashtra, India
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Bodhisattva Padmapani, Mural, 5th century AD, Cave 1, Ajanta, Maharashtra, India
201420th century
Benoy Behl, Indian, b. 1950
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