Leaves from Illuminated Manuscript of the Jnaneshvari
These pages are from a lavishly illustrated 18th-century copy of the Jnaneshvari, a 13th-centruy commentary on the great Sanskrit text, the Bhagavad Gita.
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(Leaves from Illuminated Manuscript of the Jnaneshvari, 18th century)
(Leaves from Illuminated Manuscript of the Jnaneshvari, 18th century)
(Leaves from Illuminated Manuscript of the Jnaneshvari, 18th century)
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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.