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A Priest makes Offerings to Shrinathji at Jal Vihar (Water Sports Ceremony)
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The priest is offering fire to Sri Nathji, an important local form of the god Krishna (Vishnu) and the focus of regional pilgimages to his shrine.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
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Title: A Priest makes Offerings to Shrinathji at Jal Vihar (Water Sports Ceremony)
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The priest is offering fire to Sri Nathji, an important local form of the god Krishna (Vishnu) and the focus of regional pilgimages to his shrine.
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