This Rajput miniature from Devgarh, Rajasthan depicts Kunvar Ragho Das and his five sons in devoted worship before Sri Girdhariji, a form of Krishna, likely painted in the 18th or early 19th century. The six figures kneel in profile, robed in crimson and saffron, pearl-adorned and turbaned, hands pressed in prayer. Their diagonal arrangement draws the eye toward the deity, who stands in a white alcove rendered in deep blue-black with multiple arms and a cascading white garland. Before him lie offerings: a lamp, fruit, cloth, two white cows, and a geometric ritual diagram. These symbols are richly informative. The cows connect Krishna to his pastoral identity as Govinda. The diagram suggests a formal yantra-based puja. The bell and lamp are standard devotional implements, and the range of offerings points to a full sixteen-step ceremony. The architectural niche signals that Sri Girdhariji is a living consecrated murti, not merely a painting. Together, these details suggest the family were devout followers of Pushti Marg, the Vaishnava tradition popular among Rajput nobility. The jewel-like palette, precise linework, and balance of courtly grandeur with spiritual humility are characteristic of the Devgarh school at its finest.

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