Page 193 - Eye of the beholder

by by a a a a a a a a a a jali marble parapet It is supported by by two baluster shaped pillars that resonates in its style to to the the the reign of Shah Jahan and inlaid with lotus leaves Adjacent to to the the the open terrace is another pavilion in in in which can be seen two ladies one in in in profile and the the other full face but surprisingly they they are not distracted by the the the the lovers’ quarrel as they they seem preoccupied in their thoughts The enclosing wall which is painted green has beyond it the representation of of a a a a a dense forest of of trees trees The trees trees are in in in in full blossom with pink flowers echoing the the love sentiments in in in in the the hearts of the the the lovers In the the the distance can be seen the the the green undulating hills dotted with bushes and trees and a a a a a blazing sun emerging from behind it The sky is delineated in in in in in shades of grey to suggest rays of of sun breaking the the light of of the the day The picturesque sensuous undulating hills are part of of the the natural topography of of this region which the the artists has portrayed with verity The painting has the the representation of the the Khandita nayika represented as as Radha who is enraged with her her beloved Krishna Krishna from her her posture and and body language and and Krishna’s gesture of confusion and puzzlement Though dramatic in in in its intensity Radha in in in her anger has thrown away her jewels in utter displeasure as as evidenced from the the anklets the the pearl mala and many other ornaments that that lie strewn with equal anger as that that of its mistress Radha’s posture as she sits with her her her one leg folded and and the the other bent upwards her her her right hand distressingly on on on her her her head and and the the the other resting on on on bent knee and and her her her gaze looking down on on on the the the ground She is is is truly disturbed and enraged as she refuses to meet the gaze of Krishna He seems to to to have come to to to her her her after his dalliances with many other gopis having made her her her wait torturously long and agonizing A meaningful metaphor from the the Kangra region where the the Krishna cult had a a a a strong presence symbolizing the the the agonizing wait of the the the human soul represented in in in the the the form 187