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Worship of Dvaraka Nathji at Kankroli

c. 1880
Gum tempera and gold on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The four-armed sculpture on the altar is understood by followers of the Pushti Marg system as a living embodiment of Krishna, who generated another pair of arms when playing hide-and-seek with his favorite milkmaid, Radha. The sculpture is called Dvaraka Nathji, and his shrine is located in Kankroli, near Nathdwara in northwestern India. The golden cows adorn a textile backdrop ( pichvai ) behind the sculpture and reference Krishna’s youth in a cowherd village.

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