INDIA, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY

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A Jain pata
India, Rajasthan, circa 19th century
Depicting a field of nine squares at center with a tantra written in red, the eight auspicious Jain symbols surrounding a worshipper above, rows of wandering Jain monks below, a plan of a Jain temple in a red field at right, various noblemen worshipping Jinas at left and lower right, the rest filled with rows of standing or seated Jinas in architectural niches
59 x 44 1/8 in. (150 x 112 cm.)

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Patas such as the present example were displayed within Jain temples during the Kartik Purnima (full-moon) festival to mark the most auspicious time to begin a pilgrimage. Devotees who were unable to make the pilgrimages could receive the religious merit of visiting the sites by meditating upon their representations.

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