Battle-flag of Maharaja #Ranjit Singh of Punjab (1780 - 1839) had images of Devi दुर्गा Durgā with हनुमान् Hanumān and #लक्ष्मण Lakṣmaṇa.

A picture of the flag from Sotheby's auction:
कौमारी Kaumarī the power of Kārtikeya, the commander-in-chief of the devas is also on the flags, as is वाराही Vārāhī, the power of Varāha, the boar-headed form of Vishnu.

Kaumari rides peacock, holds spear etc.

Maharaja Sher Singh 1842, by Alexis Soltykoff, British Library

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