Worship of the Devi at Kothi, near Chini
1860
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1860
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Worship of the Devi at Kothi, near Chini is a 1860 paint by William Simpson, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
In 1860, William Simpson painted a scene from India called *Worship of the Devi at Kothi, near Chini*. The work mixes two styles: Impressionism and Realism. Simpson spent years in India after a book project took him there in 1859. He sketched quickly, then turned the drawings into watercolors back in London. Check out more of Simpson’s India sketches at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The work depicts a ceremonial procession in Kothi near Chini (Kalpa), Himachal Pradesh, where villagers honor the goddess Devi. Brass masks representing the deity are carried on a palanquin, while musicians play trumpets, horns, and drums in a circular dance around the temple.
Read the full account in the museum source.
William Simpson drew what he saw during the Crimean War in the 1850s, including sketches of battles and camps in Crimea and Constantinople.
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