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A distinctive vintage Indian devotional print depicting Bhairo / Bhairav, shown in a powerful standing pose within a dramatic outdoor landscape.
The figure carries a large traditional club or mace-like implement over one shoulder and a ritual vessel in the other hand. A black dog, traditionally associated with Bhairav iconography, accompanies him in the foreground, while ritual fires and a moody landscape create a particularly atmospheric composition.
The deep purple, brown and earthy colour palette gives the artwork a strong old-world character, very different from brighter later calendar prints.
The original printed margin retains several important period details:
“BHAIRO DI MIGHTY”
No. 869
The lower margin also carries period publisher and printer stamps including:
Bombay Art Co. – Picture Publishers
and an old Press / Printers & Block Makers imprint associated with Amritsar–Lahore.
These surviving trade marks and catalogue number are important elements of the print’s collectible identity.
Product Details
Printed Title: Bhairo Di Mighty
Catalogue Number: No. 869
Subject: Bhairo / Bhairav
Iconography: Bhairav with black dog
Theme: Hindu Devotional / Folk Religious Art
Publisher Mark: Bombay Art Co., Picture Publishers
Printing Mark: Period Printers & Block Makers imprint
Region Mentioned: Amritsar / Lahore
Medium: Vintage colour devotional print
Orientation: Portrait
Presentation: Framed
Frame: Vintage black frame
Category: Vintage Indian Religious Art / Bhairav Art / Collectible Devotional Print
Collector’s Highlight
The most interesting features are the unusual Bhairav subject, original No. 869 catalogue number, period green ornamental border and surviving commercial printing stamps.
The presence of the black dog, ritual fires and traditional weapon gives this image particularly strong Bhairav iconography and makes it much less common than standard Krishna, Lakshmi or Shiva devotional prints.
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