The worship of Shrinathji in the woods surrounding Vrindavan. The iconography is a reproduction of the 16th-century Shrinathji temple at Nathdwara, Rajasthan. It is an architectural manifestation of the Pushtimarg devotional tradition as well as the home of the earliest pichwai paintings.
The painting that you see on this page is a work of traditional pichhwai art. It is a visual Krishnaleela narrative, designed to be hung behind (‘pich’) the Shrinathji idol in the garbhagrha, for the benefit and knowledge of the illiterate devotee. It is a medley of gleaming emerald tones and the pale gold of chaste human and bovine complexion.
In addition to a couple of solemn Brahmins, Shrinathji is flanked by dancing milkmaids in gossamer outfits. Pristine-bodied cows frolicking in the foreground, along the bank of a shallow lotus pond. Open-plumed peacocks on the grass, superior deities of the Hindu pantheon charioting in the heavens.
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