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Maharaja of Rewa in Prayer

1886
(Indian, 1844–1905)
India
albumen print
Image: 20 x 27.2 cm (7 7/8 x 10 11/16 in.); Paper: 20 x 27.2 cm (7 7/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.21
Location: not on view
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Performing religious devotions was part of a maharaja’s duty to protect his kingdom. Praying before an altar, the maharaja fingers prayer beads and sits opposite a mirror, an auspicious object in Hindu worship. The lines painted on the men’s foreheads indicatethat they are devotees of the Hindu god Vishnu. This group portrait demonstrates three ways rulers serve the state: by being a military commander, a worldly scholar, and, in this image, an observant Hindu.
Maharaja of Rewa in Prayer

Maharaja of Rewa in Prayer

1886

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
India

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