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Description: | This is No 1 in a set of Hindu sacred pictures designed and published by the Calcutta Art Studio. The studio was established in 1876 to produce high-quality lithographic prints of religious and mythological subjects for middle-class homes. There are 12 beautifully coloured prints in this set, called Series A. In this image Sri Chaitanya, who was born in 1486, is shown performing a 'kirtan', a devotional song, in the streets of Nabadwip, Bengal.
Find out more about this manuscript and other sacred texts in Expressions of Faith. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Illuminated manuscripts Hinduism Sacred Texts | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Calcutta Art Studio | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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