Song of the Lord (Bhagavad Gita) - Chester Beatty Online Collections

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Manuscript

Object no:: InE 1479

Title:: Song of the Lord (Bhagavad Gita)

Creator:: Unknown
Kashmir (possibly)

Production date:: 1798

Dimensions:: 254 mm x 172 mm x 41 mm (height x width x depth)

Material:: Paper (material)

Language:: Sanskrit (language) Hindi (language)

Collection:: Indian (Non-Mughal) collection

Document type:: Manuscript

Object name:: Codex

Description:: Book of the Song of God (Bhagavadgita), maker unknown, 1798, possibly Kashmir. Ink, colours and gold on paper. The Bhagavadgita is a 700-verse poem which takes the form of a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and his charioteer and guide, Krishna.

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