The cosmic lotus Mahakala and the Ten Sikh Gurus

Title	The cosmic lotus Mahakala and the Ten Sikh Gurus
Accession Number	59.155/2
Museum Name	National Museum, New Delhi
Gallery Name	Paintings
Object Type	Painting
Main Material	Paper
Medium	Natural colour
Main Artist	Unknown
Origin Place	Sikh
Style	Kashmir mixed style
Period / Year of Work	dated 1839 c.e.
Inscription	Inscription on top.
Brief Description	Guru Granth Sahib is religious book of the Sikhs. The Guru Granth Sahib was first compiled by the fifth Guru Arjan Dev in 1604 C.E. in the city of Amritsar. Its second and last version was the handiwork of Guru Govind Singh and was finalised at Damdama Sahib in the year 1705. This is one of the folios of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, it is a visual representation of the text written in the Guru Granth Sahib. The painting represents the Universe, divided into twelve petals of a lotus representing twelve zodiac divisions. Ten of these petals are illustrated with the Ten Sikh Guru's and the other two are their origin. The central circle of the lotus has Sodhi Bhan Singh, the patron, who got this manuscript prepared and he can be see worshipping Mahakala and Mahakali.