Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Worships Brij Nathji as the Bridegroom, c. 1830s. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Gum tempera and gold on paper; Shri Nathji, the dark stone sculpture carved in high relief with its monolithic stele is here shown sumptuously dressed, wearing the square headdress of a bridegroom. His long tuft of hair, braided with flowers, swings to one side, while the end of his stole swings to the other, imparting joyous vitality and dynamism.

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