The Chait festival
ca. 1795 - ca. 1805
Unknown
SSEA
The Chait festival: men and women bathing in the river. This festival is the Hindu New Year's Day festival held on the 1st Chait(March-April), which is the beginning of the Hindu calendar. For observing it, women stand in a tank or river and offer fruit.
- Maker/Artist
- Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Locations
- city: Murshidabad, city: Kolkata
- Dimensions
- Height: 38.5 cm Width: 72.5 cm
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- IS.11:5-1887
- Credit Line
- Purchased from Mr. T. Toon (or possibly Mr J.Joon), 38 Leicester Square
- Rights Statement
- arr
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