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The purpose of pichhwais, other than artistic appeal, is to narrate tales of Krishna to the illiterate. Temples have sets with different images, which are changed according to the calendar of festivals celebrating the deity. [4] Nathdwara painting covers these and similar works in other genres, especially Indian miniature paintings.
The medium is ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. It depicts contemporary nobles as the lovers Radha and Krishna. It measures 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (19.1 x 11.1 cm). The verso depicts an image of Krishna playing the bansuri. This image is later and probably by a different artist, dating to between approximately 1750 and 1775.
Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar. Krishna is usually depicted with a flute in his hand. Krishna is also a central character in Mahabharata, Bhagavata Purana, and the Bhagavad Gita.
Krishna, the favorite incarnation of Vishnu, is a form of the god sent to earth to release men from the power of evil forces. Vaishnavism and devotionalism become so intertwined "that such non-Vaishnavite, bhakti texts as the Ragamala often show Krishna as the male figure" [40] and in popular imagination he became the archetypal Beloved. [40]
Krishna (/ ˈ k r ɪ ʃ n ə /; [12] Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa [ˈkr̩ʂɳɐ]) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right. [13] He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; [14] [1] and is widely revered among Hindu divinities. [15]
In her poems, Krishna is a yogi and lover, and she herself is a yogini ready to take her place by his side in a spiritual marital bliss. [9] Meera's style combines impassioned mood, defiance, longing, anticipation, joy and ecstasy of union, always centred on Krishna.
Radha and Krishna by M. V. Dhurandhar, oil on canvas. At the start of the 18th century, oil and easel painting began in India, which saw many European artists, such as Zoffany, Kettle, Hodges, Thomas and William Daniell, Joshua Reynolds, Emily Eden and George Chinnery coming out to India in search of fame and fortune.
Vasudeva Takes the Infant Krishna Across the Yamuna River. Master at the Court of Mankot, c. 1700. Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh. Vasudeva (/ ˌ v ʌ s u ˈ d eɪ v ə /; Sanskrit: वसुदेव [ʋɐsudéːʋɐ]), also called Anakadundubhi (anakas and dundubhis both refer to drums, after the musicians who played these instruments at the time of his birth), [1] [2] is the ...