Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Pahari Schools of Painting

Question:

In the Kangra painting 'Abhisarika Nayika,' what is the sakhi recounting about the nayika?

Options:

Her patience in waiting for the beloved.

Her bravery in crossing the woods at night.

Her playful and teasing behavior.

Her independence and self-sufficiency.

Correct Answer:

Her bravery in crossing the woods at night.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2- Her bravery in crossing the woods at night.

In the painting 'Abhisarika Nayika' from Kangra, the sakhi is recounting how the nayika crossed the woods in the night to meet her beloved. The yoga, the poet speaks of, refers to the single-mindedness of purpose with which the nayika moves through the dark forest in the night. The broad iconography of the Abhisarika remains much the same. However, at times, painters vary their renderings in some measure. The ghouls that, usually, appear in many versions are omitted here. But the darkness of the night, flashes of lighting, murky clouds, snakes hissing about in the dark, emerging from hollows of the trees and falling jewellery are all painted.