Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Fine Arts

Chapter

The Pahari Schools of Painting

Question:

Observe the image and answer the following question.

Which among the following is the title of this painting?

Options:

Abhisarika Nayika

Radha

Gopi

Savandheen Patika

Correct Answer:

Abhisarika Nayika

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Abhisarika Nayika

'The Abhisarika Nayika' of Kangra, 1810–20 is in the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, India

About the painting: 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.