Govardhanlalji makes Offerings at the Shri Nathji Temple in Nathadwara (Primary Title)
Govardhanlalji makes Offerings at the Shri Nathji Mandira in Nathadwara (Alternate Title)
Attributed to, Ghasiram Hardev Sharma, Indian, 1868 - 1930 (Artist)
This striking painting shows a ceremony at the main temple of Shri Nathji at Nathadwara in Rajasthan. The tallest figure on the left is Govardhanlalji, the temple’s chief priest from 1877 to 1934. He leads a ritual in which two groups of white-robed men venerate the images of five deities installed in an elaborate altar. Some of the men raise lighted lamps; others stand with their hands joined in attitudes of respect. A cluster of richly garbed women stands to the left; a group of musicians plays at the bottom; and ritual implements and offerings are placed on the floor. Dramatically patterned fabrics decorate the sanctuary and are wrapped around the trunks of the plantain trees flanking the altar.
Nathadwara School
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Gift of the Friends of Indian Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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