A SHARAD PURNIMA/ DAAN LEELA, PICCHAVAI, A COSMIC, NATHDWARA SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

This Picchavai is made on the combination of popular subjects of Sharad Purnima and gopashtami with Kamal talai in bottom. Painted on cloth, it shows a full moon night, Shrinathji wearing festive clothes and jewelry with gopis on both sides offering them prayers and sweets just like the Sharad Purnima festival. The herd of cows is painted in white color with hand marks on their body. They are also decorated with jewelry around their neck and the horns are painted similar to the celebrations during Gopashtami. The green grass and trees in backdrop makes it look like a scene from Vrindavan with peacocks dancing in garden. The lotus pond in bottom is made to look like Kamal talai. The painting is made with all natural stone pigments. 135 by 99 cm.