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Posted on: 11 March 2013
Maharana Amar Singh of Mewar at the Eklingji temple
Udaipur, c. 1705
Amar Singh II attends worship at the temple of Eklingji, a form of Shiva and the ancestral deity of the Mewar rulers.
© University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum
Beautiful............
Is this a painting and who is it by?
What a picture...!! a rare gem
Nice ! information
Eklinji ke diwan ki jay, hinduwani suraj amar rahe.
He was the great great grand nephew of Raja Bhim Singhji Banera, the founder of "Banera"
Traditional Mewar style painting of beautiful view of Harihar Eklingji Temple complex with 108 Temples built 971AD at Kailash Puri , Udaipur. Also called Meera Temple, celebration and Puja performed of Mahadev on Shivratri Day
INCREDIBLE !!!
Painted in gouache on paper; artist's name unknown. For a zoomable high definition image see http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/891/10108/10032