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| Keywords: A group of women visiting the sage Rishyashringa.jpg Object ID B84D10 Designation A group of women visiting the sage Rishyashringa Date approx 1800 Medium Opaque watercolors on paper Place of Origin India Himachal Pradesh state former kingdom of Kangra Credit Line Gift of George Hopper Fitch Label Scenes such as this one depicting a group of women at an ascetic ™ s retreat are common in Indian paintings and reflect a custom wherein holy men and holy sites were visited in order to secure children good health prosperity and other manifestations of good fortune The ascetic depicted in this particular painting may be Rishyashringa a well-known figure from Indian literature Rishyashringa whose name means having deer antlers is often depicted with a hornlike growth on his head There seems to be a similar protuberance just above the forehead of the ascetic seated here in front of his hut Texts such as the Mahabharata Great Chronicle of the Bharata Dynasty tell the story of Rishyashringa ™ s seduction by a group of women who lured him away from his forest dwelling The women had been sent by a king who believed that Rishyashringa ™ s presence in his kingdom would bring rain to his drought-stricken land Here the women approach Rishyashringa with food offerings placed on leaves On display no Collection PAINTING Dimensions H 9 1/4 in x W 6 7/8 in H 23 cm x W 17 3 cm Department SA Permalink to this object approx 1800 http //67 52 109 59 8080/emuseum/view/objects/asitem/id/19444 author Custom license marker 2012 04 30 PD-art Uploaded with UploadWizard Ramayana Rishyashringa | ||||
