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082			_aARTS _bNAR
100			_aNardi, Isabella
245		0	_aPortraits of Devotion : Popular Manorath Paintings from Nathdwara in the Collection
260			_aAhmedabad _bMapin Publishing _c2019
300			_a92 _c9.45 x 0.42 x 10.96 inches _rPaperback
504			_aArt collector Anil Relia had always admired the miniature paintings of the Nathdwara school, which grew out of the religious devotion of the Pushti Marg ('Path of Grace'). On one of his trips to this pilgrimage town, he encountered manorath paintings, whose unusual visual elements attracted his attention immediately. Originally part of the Pushti Marg popular culture, manorath paintings were often commissioned by devout followers as an indelible record of a pilgrimage trip to Nathdwara. Manorath ('mind's vehicle') paintings are a visual representation of the pilgrim's wish to enter into mutual communication with a divine Pushti Marg icon. The popular manoraths in this collection, which employ mixed media and photo-realism techniques, illustrate worshippers in the presence of Shrinathji. These images had a deep emotional resonance for worshippers because they embodied both the corporeal pilgrimage to Nathdwara as well as the inner devotional experience.
650			_aArt
650			_aArt collections
650			_aManorath paintings
650			_aMiniature paintings
650			_aNathdwara
650			_aPainting
650			_aPortraits
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