EditorialJailer Receiving the Mahant of Tarakeshwar in Prison, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, watercolor, and tin paint, with graphite underdrawing on paper; painting only: 45 x 28 cm (17 11/16 x 11 in.).
EditorialMahant of Tarakeshwar Rides on an Elephant, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, watercolor, and tin paint, with graphite underdrawing on paper; secondary support: 60.8 x 42.3 cm (23 15/16 x 16 5/8 in.); painting only: 45...
EditorialThe Mahant fans Elokeshi who sits on a chair holding a rose, while the Mahant dressed only in a 'dhoti' stands beside her with a punkah. c.1875. Watercolour with silver details. Source: Add.Or.3347.
EditorialThe Mahant sees Elokeshi at the Tarakeshwar temple. The Mahant (the high priest of the Shiva temple, Tarakeshwar) holds a 'nargila' pipe and sits on a striped rug in front of the temple, a second man, perhaps his agent, Kinaram, behind him. Before him ...
EditorialThe Mahant fans Elokeshi who sits on a chair holding a rose, while the Mahant dressed only in a 'dhoti' stands beside her with a punkah. c.1875. Watercolour with silver details. Source: Add.Or.3347.
EditorialThe Mahant sees Elokeshi at the Tarakeshwar temple. The Mahant (the high priest of the Shiva temple, Tarakeshwar) holds a 'nargila' pipe and sits on a striped rug in front of the temple, a second man, perhaps his agent, Kinaram, behind him. Before him ...
EditorialThe Mahant sees Elokeshi at the Tarakeshwar temple. The Mahant (the high priest of the Shiva temple, Tarakeshwar) holds a 'nargila' pipe and sits on a striped rug in front of the temple, a second man, perhaps his agent, Kinaram, behind him. Before him ...