Worship of Shri Nathaji, mid-19th century.
Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
Rajasthan
Brooklyn Museum @brooklynmuseum#ShriKrishna
“Dauji II Performing Arati on Sharada Purnima
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first quarter of the 19th century
Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India;
Amit Ambalal collection
The majority of the works on view come from the Pushtimarg’s main temple in the town of Nathdwara, which sits on the banks of the Banas River
Sri Nathaji, ca. 1775.
Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper,
Rajasthan
Brooklyn Museum @brooklynmuseum
Nathdvara, first quarter nineteenth century; Patna, circa 1810
Sothebys @Sothebys
Krishna in the Form of Shri Nathji
ca. 1840
India (Rajasthan, Mewar, Nathdwara)
As the seven-year-old god Shri Nathji, Krishna is shown in the act of lifting up Mount Govardhana to protect his devotees from a tempest invoked by the god Indra.
Sri Nathji dressed for the Holi festival
BUNDI, RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1831
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the idol of Shri Nathji stands against a yellow background, he holds two lotuses
Christies @ChristiesInc
Picchavai of Shrinathji
Pigments on cloth
India, Nathdwara
circa 1900
Sothebys @Sothebys
A pichhawai of Dauji II performing aarti on the day of Sapta-Swarupotsava, Rajasthan
Bonhams @bonhams1793
A GATHERING AT THE SRINATHJI TEMPLE, Nathdwara, Mewar, circa 1880.
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meaning: “I meditate on Viṣṇu, who has a serene appearance, lying on the serpent Ananta, from whose navel springs a lotus; who presides over all of creation as the Lord of the dēvā-s. He is the sustainer of the entire universe, boundless and infinite like the sky; with a blue +
Photograph of the Mirabai Temple and of the Kumbha Shyama Temple at Chittaurgarh, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1900s.
The temple in the foreground is the Kumbha Shyama Temple, situated in the fort and originally built in the 8th c. during the Pratihara period.
In the background is the temple dedicated to the 15th century saint princess of Jodhpur Meera Bai, who was famous for her poetic compositions and bhakti for Sri Krishna.
The impressive fortress of Chittaurgarh is situated on a narrow ridge that rises abruptly 150 metres above the plain. This ancient site was occupied by a succession of rulers from the seventh century including the Pratiharas who built many stone temples.
THREAD: Divine illustrations by Vaddadi Papaiah (1921-92), also known by the name VaPa; Telugu illustrator best known for his work on the covers of children's magazine Chandamama.