Description

Pushkar is the name of a pilgrimage town in Rajasthan known for its numerous temples. This work shows one of the ghat (stone staircase) leading to the sacred lake where pilgrims bathe. Cows, an animal sacred in Hindusim, occupy space alongside a group of women in red saris from a Rajasthani village. The repetition of the scene recalls 19th-century stereoscopic technology, but the artist has introduced some variations, such as the main in the blue shirt in the middle left. In the distance between the buildings, the river glows a toxic green, silhuetting another cow.  The old and new co-exist in this work to draw a parallel between sacred and popular media cultures.