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Record Id:

040-003278672

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003278523

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ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x00237b

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ark:/81055/vdc_100146890283.0x000001

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Add Or 4846

Title:

The Visrant ghaut on the river Jumna at Mathura. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)

Scope & Content:

The Visrant ghat on the river Jumna at Mathura.

Inscribed below: ‘Bissaram Ghaut at Muttra.’

302 by 522 mm.

Watercolour of the Vishram ghat from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Tughlikabad to Secundra Vol. VIII' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r.1813-23), was accompanied by artist Sita Ram (flourished c.1810-22) to illustrate his journey from Calcutta to Delhi between 1814-15.

Idealised view of the Vishram ghat on the river Jumna at Mathura. Mathura, on the banks of the river Jumna 150 kms south of Delhi, is a sacred city for Hindus. Mathura became a centre for the Vaishnava cult by the 15th century and it is celebrated now above all as the site which Hindu mythology designates as the birthplace of Krishna, the popular incarnation of Vishnu. As an important pilgrimage site there are hundreds of temples here. The Vishram Ghat is the most important of the ghats of Mathura. Legend states that Krishna rested at this ghat after killing the demon Kamsa (hence the name Vishram which means 'repose').

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Project / Collection:

Hastings Albums

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003278523
040-003278672

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Add Or 4698-5221, WD4396-4406 : THE HASTINGS ALBUMS 25 albums of drawings by Indian, Chinese and British artists collected by the Earl of…

Add Or 4846 : The Visrant ghaut on the river Jumna at Mathura. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)

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032-003278523[0149]/040-003278672

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Record Type (Level):

File

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1 Item

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Styles:

Bengal style
Calcutta style
Eastern India style

Start Date:

1815

End Date:

1815

Date Range:

1815

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