A Priest makes Offerings to Shrinathji at Jal Vihar (Water Sports Ceremony)
c. 1831
Description
The priest is offering fire to Sri Nathji, an important local form of the god Krishna (Vishnu) and the focus of regional pilgimages to his shrine.
Dimensions
image: 23.4 x 18 cm (9 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.) framed: 48.58 x 38.42 x 2.22 cm (19 1/8 x 15 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
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