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Hindola Raga

c. 1790–1800
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Image: 20.5 x 15.3 cm (8 1/16 x 6 in.); with mat: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1975.9
Location: not on view
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The word hindola means "swing" in Sanskrit.

Description

To celebrate the coming of spring, Krishna sits on a swing with his beloved Radha as their companions, the cowherd boys and milkmaids, play music, dance, admire the idyllic couple, and keep their swing gently in motion.

In Sanskrit, hindola means swing, and this painting belonged to a set of ragas, which are paintings associated with a musical mode. Music played in the Hindola Raga elicits the fever of young love in springtime. Radha and Krishna represent the ideal of a young couple in love.
Hindola Raga

Hindola Raga

c. 1790–1800

Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Kangra

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