Priests worshipping Krishna as Shrinathji for Mountain of Food festival (Annakuta utsava)

By Pichwayi Artist (16th Century till present)

1840 · 74.2 in × 56.9 in · Traditional Folk Art

Commission a hand-painted reproduction from Panchrang artists.

Priests worshipping Krishna as Shrinathji for Mountain of Food festival (Annakuta utsava)

A Kota School pichhavai from Rajasthan, painted around 1840, showing priests worshipping Krishna as Shrinathji during Annakuta, the "mountain of food" festival that celebrates Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan. Made in opaque watercolour, ink, silver and gold on cotton, it is a temple hanging designed to sit behind the deity, and now belongs to the National Gallery of Australia.