A PICCHVAI OF SHRI NATHJI, NORTH INDIA, RAJSTHAN
The festival Sharat Purnima, depicted here is widely celebrated in Rajasthan to symbolize the onset of autumn. A series of Interconnected stories are depicted. Twenty two darshan(scenes)of Shri Nathji's devotion surround the rectangular borders of the intricately rendered picchvai. Shri Nathji stands in mountain lifting posture to depict his victory over god Indra by protecting his people and cattle as Govardhan Nathji.155 by 120 cm.
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The festival Sharat Purnima, depicted here is widely celebrated in Rajasthan to symbolize the onset of autumn. A series of Interconnected stories are depicted. Twenty two darshan(scenes)of Shri Nathji's devotion surround the rectangular borders of the intricately rendered picchvai. Shri Nathji stands in mountain lifting posture to depict his victory over god Indra by protecting his people and cattle as Govardhan Nathji.155 by 120 cm.