Observe the image and answer the following question.
Which text does the Guler painting in the image illustrate?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Gita Govinda
Option (1) Bhagvata Purana — Incorrect. Bhagvata Purana folios in the chapter, such as Kaliya Mardana, show Krishna’s feats. This painting is not one of them.
Option (2) Rasamanjari — Incorrect. The Rasamanjari of Bhanu Datta was the most popular theme of Basohli painters. This Guler painting is not from it.
Option (3) Shangri Ramayana — Incorrect. The Shangri Ramayana is a Kullu set on the story of Rama, not Krishna.
Option (4) Gita Govinda — Correct. The painting is Krishna embracing gopis, a Gita Govinda folio from Guler.
NCERT (2026-27):
Krishna embracing gopis, Gita Govinda, Guler, 1760–1765, N. C. Mehta Collection, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
