A LARGE PICCHVAI OF SHRI NATH JI, NORTH INDIA, RAJASTHAN, KOTA, 19TH CENTURY

A LARGE PICCHVAI OF SHRI NATH JI, NORTH INDIA, RAJASTHAN, KOTA, 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART4001357

Opaque pigments on textile.
253 by 227 cm.

CATALOGUE NOTE
The festival Sharat Purnima, depicted here is widely celebrated in Rajasthan to symbolize the onset of autumn. A series of interconnected stories are depicted. The below scene depicts Daan Lila, Gosain ji and his sons surround the rectangular borders of the intricately rendered Picchvai Shri Nath ji stands in mountain lifting posture to depict his victory over god Indra by protecting his people and cattle as Govardhan Nathji.