# Worship of Dvaraka Nathji at Kankroli

- Date: c. 1880
- Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 32.8 x 25.2 cm (12 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
- Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
- Credit line: Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.161)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/2001.161/2001.161_web.jpg
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The four-armed sculpture on the altar is understood by followers of the Pushti Marg system as a living embodiment of Krishna, who generated another pair of arms when playing hide-and-seek with his favorite milkmaid, Radha. The sculpture is called Dvaraka Nathji, and his shrine is located in Kankroli, near Nathdwara in northwestern India. The golden cows adorn a textile backdrop (pichvai) behind the sculpture and reference Krishna’s youth in a cowherd village.