Dasam Granth

Creator: Singh, Gobind, Guru (1666-1708)

open start to 1850 (year uncertain)

The frontpiece of a Dasam Granth manuscript from between 1825 and 1850. The center has Gurmukhi text. Surrounding it clockwise: the top image is of the Hindu goddess Saraswati holding vina and other items with a peacock and a reverential boy standing. The second is a young adult seated on throne. The third is a warrior on a horse with some weapon in his right hand, his forehead marked with red band, carrying bow and arrows on his left shoulder. The fourth is similar to the third, but with a hunter's falcon on his right hand. The fifth shows him seated with a sword. The sixth shows him seated with a falcon on his left hand.

1 p. of textual records

Public domain