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        "tombstone": "Head Priest Govardhan Lalji (1862\u20131934) Offers a Lamp to Shri Nathji in Celebration of the Spring Festival, c. 1890. Attributed to Ghasiram Hardev Sharma (Indian, 1869\u20131931). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 28.6 x 21.9 cm (11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2018.153",
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        "title": "Head Priest Govardhan Lalji (1862\u20131934) Offers a Lamp to Shri Nathji in Celebration of the Spring Festival",
        "creation_date": "c. 1890",
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                    "id": 370719,
                    "title": "Krishna and the Path of Grace \u2013 Indian Gallery 242 Rotation",
                    "description": "<i>Krishna and the Path of Grace \u2013 Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 14, 2020-March 7, 2021).",
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                "description": "(Terence McInerney, New York, NY, sold to Catherine Glynn Benkaim)",
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        "description": "The artist has faithfully portrayed the dark stone sculpture of Shri Nathji with its monolithic rectangular slab depicting stylized rocks and wild inhabitants in low relief. The image of the sculpture contrasts with the surrounding pale hues, notably the pink created by a new synthetic pigment imported from Europe.<br><br>Govardhan Lalji is a priest descended from the founder of the Pushti Marg sect, Vallabha, who ministers to the elaborate devotions and daily activities of Shri Nathji.",
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                "description": "Ghasiram Hardev Sharma (Indian, 1869\u20131931)",
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        "alternate_titles": [
            "The head priest (Tilakayat) Govardhanlalji makes offerings to Shri Nathji in celebration of the flower festival (phulasajya) or Spring festival (Gulabi Gangaur)"
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