Peacock as Ride (Vahana)

Here’s Murugan (a/k/a Subramanyam or Kartikeya) with a fantastic peacock ride (vahana) in one of the magical pieces of fabric on exhibit at the Textile Museum.

I wish the evident influence of colonialism and global capitalism that influenced what textiles were created and preserved over the centuries.

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