Title
A Malabar Brahmin saying the calendar
Year/Period
Late 18th century
Region
Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, South India
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: H40.6 x W27.4 cm (Image),
Image size: H46.7 x W33 cm (Image with bord
Image size: H46.7 x W33 cm (Image with bord
Accession No.
1999-00245-001
Collection of
This painting shows a lady in consultation with a priest from Malabar, South India. She is wearing a nine-yard sari typical of women in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. She is also wearing three different types of silver anklets. Her red horizontal forehead marking suggests that she could be a Vaishnava or a Shakta woman (a devotee of Vishnu or Durga). The priest is seen to be reading from an old manuscript and conveying something to the lady.
