Question

by whom was the first image of Bharat mata created

Answer 1

The answer is Abanindranath Tagore.

The first image of Bharat Mata was created as a watercolor painting by Abanindranath Tagore in 1905. The image depicts Bharat Mata as a saffron clad woman with four arms standing by the edge of a lotus pond. The hind arms have a piece of white cloth and a book whereas the forearms have a rosary made of beads and some paddy sheaves. The saffron attire combined with four arms and a halo behind the head made her look like a divine sadhvi. This form of Bharat Mata represented a combination of Goddesses Saraswati and Lakshmi revered for knowledge and prosperity respectively.

Answer 2

Answer: The first image of bharat mata was created by Bankim chandra chattopadhyay. Moved by the swadeshi movement, Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous image of Bharat mata.