Procession with festival car
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1800
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Procession with festival car is a 1800 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a temple car being pulled in a procession outside a big temple. The festival is a big deal, with images of gods and goddesses installed in the car. It's interesting that this event is part of a yearly celebration, with devotees drawing the car around the temple streets. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to learn more about this kind of art.
The painting depicts a festival procession of the Vaisnavite temple of Ranganata at Srirangam, near Tiruchirapalli, during its annual celebration. A gilt-bronze icon of Vishnu and his consorts is installed in a large chariot, flanked by priests who fan the deities with fly-whisk fans. The procession is led by a standard bearer atop a caparisoned elephant carrying a Garuda insignia. The temple’s gopura walls and gateways appear in the background.
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