Braj Art -I ब्रज कला-I
Brajutpad – The Art Of Braj
The website Brajutpad describes the products of Braj mainly from Villages or Cottage industries flourishing in different parts of the wide span of Brijbhumi. The contribution of women of Braj is on a large scale in these products. Another aspect of Braj is Braj Art locally known as Sanjhi not much popular as it is mostly practised by the temple priests or Brahmins who offer their services in the temples of Mathura and Vrindavan.
The very name Braj brings to memory the images of Shri Krishna, Holy Yamuna River, Holy Goverdhan Parvat, Cowherds and various Vanas (वन) or forests where Shri Krishna played and did Gaucharan Leela. Everything in Braj be it Braj Art or Music or Folk songs, Architect, Sculpture and even Milk Sweets are either associated with Shri Krishna or emerged from the sanctified childhood playgrounds of Shri Krishna called by devotees Leelasthalis in Brajbhumi.
What is Sanjhi ?
Sanjhi is the ancient art of paper cutting or stencilling. It was practised in the temples of Mathura and Vrindavan to make ritualistic Rangolis centred on Shri Krishna during specific festivals. The beautiful pictures and sceneries are created using stencils and dry flowers and powdered colours either on the ground or in a small water tank or container. We know that evening in Sanskrit is Sayam ( सायम् ) which became Sanjh. Sanjhi is derived from Sanjh which indicates the artwork depicting the Leelas of Shri Krishna unveiled in the evening in the temples. This we have termed Braj Art. The Sanjhi or Stencils are delicately cut in rough paper by the experts with special scissors narrating a tale from the life of Shri Krishna. The Brahmin priests of the temples developed expertise in creating beautiful different Sanjhi daily during Shraddh Paksha.
Why Sanjhi is limited to Mathura -Vrindavan?
Sanjhi Art is ritualistic since it is created in the temples by the priests. The themes are always associated with the childhood actions or Leelas of Shri Krishna. It is believed that it is a form of Upasana or Worship. It is Rasopasana of Radhavallabh sampradaya one of the Vaishnava cult of Hinduism. The subject of a Sanjhi is the particular Nikunja Leela which is treated as Shri Radha Krishna Swaroop. This is why Sanjhi is made in the temples only. It is prevalent in Vrindavan and Mathura only to this day. The creation of Sanjhi is a form of worship now being observed in Mathura and Vrindavan of Braj. Bhattji Gharana in Vrindavan is famous for creating Divya Sanjhi.
Paintings of Shri Radha Krishna on Cloth also part of Brajutpad
Recently we have seen a piece of news in the media which enhances the respect for Sanjhi Art. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gifted a Sanjhi Art panel to US President Joe Biden during his meeting with him in Tokyo in May 2022. Thus Sanjhi is now an internationally recognised folk Art.
Those visiting Braj may find another beautiful Brajutpad mostly sold in Mathura and Vrindavan. These are the artistic creation of images of Shri Radha and Krishna on cotton cloth which can be used for decorating living rooms. Other framed printed pictures decorated with led bulbs are also sold in considerable quantities in Mathura and Vrindavan.
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