Tag: Apsaras

Raja Ravi Varma, 1848 -1906 Untitled (Tillottama), c. 1896 Oil on canvas 20 x 13¼ in. (50.8 x 33.5 cm.) Private collection Tilottama is a Apsaras, celestial nymphs, from Hindu mythology. In the epic Mahabharata, Tilottama was created at Brahma’s request by using the best possible assets to create an almost perfect being. Her purpose was to…