From “Patwon Ki Haveli” (Jaisalmer, India)

[Arun Gaur]

One of the 12 images in my series on “Glass and Paint Work in the Patwon Ki Haveli” (Jaisalmer, India) posted on 31st January, 2010.

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[Asher Kelman]

This is a very colorful work of art. Could you provide some narrative so we can understand what we are seeing and feel free to add more images. A small taste is not enough!

Asher

 

[Arun Gaur]

With pleasure, I would provide the details Asher.
Let my wife (who is from Rajasthan and is currently visiting her place) come back on 3rd. After evincing more native information from her, I would post the information.
Arun Gaur
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[Arun Gaur]

Asher
Rana (My better half) has come back from a visit to her mother at Alwar (Rajasthan) and has given me this description of the scene in the painting:
The procession in the painting (which is not on glass, but perhaps on the plaster of the wall) depicts the “gangor puja”. The lady at the head of the procession is carrying Shiva and Parvati (the divine pair) on the head. Queen is sitting in the palanquin. The maid at the rear carries the bunch of banana leaves as a fan. This is the ritual where the divine pair is being carried to river for holy ablution. The ritual is performed on the 16th day after the festival of “holi”.

I post two more pictures:

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