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Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710–34) Worshipping a Linga Under a Banyan Tree

c. 1712–15

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Page: 24.8 x 18.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.); Miniature: 23.2 x 16.8 cm (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.144
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A miniature sculpture of Nandi, the bull mount of Shiva, is next to the king on the terrace.

Description

Shrines alongside bodies of water were associated with serpent deities. A four-headed snake painted gold is wrapped around the linga (the phallic emblem marking the sacred presence of the god Shiva). Facing the linga is a marble image of Shiva’s mount, the bull Nandi. Flowers, packets of paan (areca nut and sweet aromatics wrapped in betel leaf), coconuts, and a flower garland are among the offerings. A brass ewer holds purified water, and a bell would punctuate moments of recitation. A blue-and-white porcelain cup holds the fragrant yellow paste to be applied to the linga and the forehead of the pious king.
Vertically oriented painting of two people with light skin tones at a shrine in front of a tree at the edge of water. Both have light skin tones, wearing white robes fastened with gold sashes. The person on our left stands. The other, a gold halo around their head, kneels before the shrine. Flowers and a gold snake at the base of the tree's flowing tendrils sprouting into green leaves and pink flowers.

Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710–34) Worshipping a Linga Under a Banyan Tree

c. 1712–15

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

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