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Shatrunjaya tirtha pata

Late 18th – early 19th Century

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Antwerp, Belgium

This painting of a pilgrimage shows the temple complex on Mount Satrunjaya. The central temple is dedicated to Adinatha, the first Jina. A winding path full of pilgrims rises to the top of the mountain. The coloured plates illustrate the roughness of the terrain, which is populated by monks and animals.
A deceased monk is visible in the white sphere at the top. He died a ritual death by fasting and reached the abode of liberated souls, which looks like a crescent moon or a white, golden, overturned umbrella.

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  • Title: Shatrunjaya tirtha pata
  • Date Created: Late 18th – early 19th Century
  • Location: India
  • Physical Dimensions: height: 320cm – width: 194cm
  • Subject Keywords: Ethnographic collection
  • Type: Gouache (painting)
  • Medium: Textile, gouache (water-based paint)
  • ID: AE.1997.0060
  • Department: Ethnographic collection – Asia
  • Acquisition: Purchased from Lempertz (Cologne) (1997)
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