Image
Jyoti Bhatt
Woman Decorates a Bullock for a Govradhan Festival, 1989
Description
Maker
- Jyoti Bhatt, b. 1934, Indian
Title
Woman Decorates a Bullock for a Govradhan Festival
Year
1989
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
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Sheet: 21.3 x 29.8 cm (8 3/8 x 11 3/4 inches)
Type
Credit
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Museum Purchase: gift of Dr. and Mrs. William G. Tsiaras
Object Number
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2018.21.1
About
This photograph captures one of the Govardhan festival rituals. During this celebration it is auspicious to bathe and decorate cows and bulls, as they are beloved by Krishna, a major Hindu deity. Fearing longstanding folk traditions and customs would be lost in the rapid urbanization of India, Jyoti Bhatt devoted 25 years to photographing these makers and their art.
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Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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