Bos gaurus

Status: Vulnerable, threatened by poaching for meat and trophies.

The Hindu god Indra is god of the heavens, rain, and fertility. He has power over storms and the sky. He is called lord of the water-givers. The clouds are his herds of cattle. When lightening splits the heavens, it is evidence of the battles Indra wages to protect the celestial beasts from being stolen by drought demons. Their bellows make the earth tremble, and can be heard in the great crashing of thunder, and the sound of their hooves across the sky presage rainstorms. When the land becomes parched, and the green hills shrivel to golden dust with thirst, Indra brings forth the herds to rain nourishment, fill the rivers, and grant life.

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Size: 6 x 6 inches
Medium: Ink
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