Lot Essay
The Sharat Purnima festival takes place in the fall during the full moon. It is also when Krishna met the gopis beneath a starlit sky. In the present example, Mount Govardhan is shown in blue with a temple at top, below Shri Nathji and the gopis. At the foot of the mountain, to the right, is the scene of the Dana lila. To the left is the scene of Mount Govardhan Puja, in which Krishna assumes the form of the mountain's spirit to receive the offerings from his fellow cowherders. Here, the dark-skinned god is shown surrounded by the platters of food.