An extensive view of the precincts of the dwelling (haveli) of Sri Nath-Ji Nathdwara, Kotah, mid/late 19th CenturyAn extensive view of the precincts of the dwelling (haveli) of Sri Nath-Ji Nathdwara, Kotah, mid/late 19th Centurygouache on cloth, on stretcher 118 x 76 cm.Paintings such as this were manufactured for pilgrims to the shrine of Sri Nath-Ji at Nathdwara, to take with them in remembrance of their visit. For a similar view of the haveli of Sri Nath-Ji, with the same mixture of perspectives, see A. Ambalal, Krishna as Shrinathji, Ahmedabad 1987, pp. 138-139. Ambalal notes (p. 19) that 'to devotees of this sect, Shrinathji is not a mere image but a living deity, and the place where he resides must therefore be a mansion, a haveli' [...] 'Sprawling over a large expanse of land, the asymmetrical many-storeyed haveli is a labyrinth within which the unwary could easily lose himself'.For two other examples, with detailed exposition of the layout of the complex and its functions, see the commentary on two such paintings: Gopis, Goddesses and Demons: Indian and Islamic Works of Art, Spink, London, 2000, no. 79; and Simon Ray, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, London, November 2008, no. 90.