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Rumal with Vishnu temple and subsidiary shrines

1700s
Silk embroidery on cotton tabby ground
Overall: 62.2 x 63.5 cm (24 1/2 x 25 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1208
Location: not on view
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The plant in front of the central temple is tulsi, a type of basil sacred to Vishnu.

Description

This reversible embroidery was made using double-sided satin stitch, so the pictorial composition can be viewed from both sides. Two women bring offereings of water and a flower garland to the four-armed Hindu god Vishnu in the central temple. Ten subsidiary shrines house a range of sacred figures including the elephant-headed Ganesh and his father Shiva.
Rumal with Vishnu temple and subsidiary shrines

Rumal with Vishnu temple and subsidiary shrines

1700s

Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba

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