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Radha and Sakhi

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मागत माखन रोटी

Magat Makhan Roti

Mirabai
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मागत माखन रोटी। गोपाळ प्यारो मागत माखन रोटी॥ध्रु०॥ मेरे गोपालकू रोटी बना देऊंगी। एक छोटी एक मोटी॥१॥ मेरे गोपालकू बीहा करुंगी। बृषभानकी बेटी॥२॥ मेरे गोपालकू झबला शिवाऊंगी। मोतनकी लड छुटी॥३॥ मीरा कहे प्रभु गिरिधर नागर। चरनकमलपा लोटी॥४॥

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Mirabai

The Poet

मीराबाई

Mirabai

Radha and Sakhi

Paired Painting

Radha and Sakhi

In this tender scene, we witness a moment of quiet grace, where Radha, the eternal beloved of Krishna, is attended to by her devoted sakhi. The artist captures a delicate ritual of affection, as the sakhi applies a tilak to Radha's forehead. It is a work that breathes with the spirit of domestic divinity, blending the refined aesthetics of academic oil painting with the intimate warmth of Indian tradition. Through the medium of the oleograph, this image transcended the walls of galleries, entering the hearts and homes of millions, and forever shaping the visual language of devotion in the Indian consciousness.

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