スミソニアン博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (スミソニアン博物館Instagram)「Each of the five days of #Diwali celebrates a different legend of good triumphing over evil. This large-scale painting on cloth (also known as Picchwai) from Nathdwara in northern India depicts Annakut, a holiday that draws the community together in gratitude to the Hindu deity Krishna. For some calendars, this joyous occasion of generosity and abundance marks a new year at the harvest. When the god Indra caused a devastating storm, Krishna lifted up Mount Govardhan to shelter his community. For Annakut, each community gathers to offer a mountain of fresh rice and sweet treats to Krishna ShriNathji. In this painting, Krishna ShriNathji, or Krishna as a young boy, is in the center holding up his hand in refuge. Afterwards, food offerings return to the community as blessings, Prasad, and everyone partakes of his grace! Image: Nathadwara, Rajasthan state, India, Late 19th Cen., Opaque Watercolor on Cotton, 188.9 x 177.8 cm, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Karl B. Mann, S1992.36 Within a shrine that resembles a grand house stands a resplendent ShriNathji in silver with garlands of flowers. He is surrounded by seven other forms of Krishna. On either side of the shrine stand priests, one holding an aarti flame in blessing. Devotees wearing opulent textiles gather before the shrine. A mountain of food fills the foreground: rice decorated with dried fruits, baskets presenting the textures of chappan bhog, fifty-six distinct food offerings collectively offered by the community. A border has vignettes of ShriNathji celebrated throughout the year, below, decorated cows frolic as part of the Annakut celebration.」11月14日 0時51分