Shatrunjaya pata
Painting
ca. 1870-1900 (made)
ca. 1870-1900 (made)
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Painting, large, on cloth showing the Jain sacred site at Shatrunjaya Hill with its major buildings and geographical features such as Shatrunjaya river on the left and Palitana town in the bottom right corner; pilgrims are depicted on the paths and wild animals including a tiger and peacocks in the countryside.
Object details
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| Title | Shatrunjaya pata (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted cloth |
| Brief description | Painting, Jain pilgrimage, showing Shatrunjaya Hill with pilgrims and other details, paint on cloth, India, ca. 1870-1900 |
| Physical description | Painting, large, on cloth showing the Jain sacred site at Shatrunjaya Hill with its major buildings and geographical features such as Shatrunjaya river on the left and Palitana town in the bottom right corner; pilgrims are depicted on the paths and wild animals including a tiger and peacocks in the countryside. |
| Gallery label | THE JAIN PILGRIMAGE SITE OF SHATRUNJAYA
Painting on cotton with added linen backing
Gujarat or Rajasthan, c.1870-1900, with later retouching
IS.32-2012
Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Jain Art Fund
Shatrunjaya Hill in Gujarat is one of the holiest
Jain sites. It is crowned with many temples and
shrines. The site attracts thousands of pilgrims,
who climb up to the temples from the town of
Palitana below on a stone path with over 3000
steps.
Large paintings of Shatrunjaya, like this one,
are hung in Jain temples elsewhere so that those
unable to visit the site can contemplate it.
Devotees gain religious merit by doing this.
The major temples are identifiable in this
painting. Also recognisable are key features of
the site such as the Shatrunjaya River (lower left).
A horse and carriage painted in the courtyard
of the Adishvara temple (top left) suggest that the
painting may have been made to commemorate
a navanu pilgrimage. This arduous pilgrimage
involves 99 ascents of the hill accompanied by
acts of worship and periods of fasting. Completion
of the pilgrimage was traditionally celebrated by
a procession with the pilgrimage leader riding in
a chariot.(27/09/2013) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Jain Art Fund |
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| Accession number | IS.32-2012 |
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| Record created | October 26, 2012 |
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