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A staunchproponent of this philosophy, he consecrated the sacredimages of Swaminarayan and GunatitanandSwami in the centralshrines of majormandirs in the towns of Bochasan, Sarangpur, Atladra, Gondal, and Gadhada in Gujarat, India.
- Born
- Jan 31, 1865
Gujarat - Religion
- Lived in
- Died
- May 10, 1951
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Revealed as the third successor by Bhagatji Maharaj, Shastriji Maharaj exhibited extraordinary intellectual and divine powers from early childhood.
But whatever story Shastri Maharaj is portraying on canvas it is bound to captivate you.
Shastri produced more than a dozen one-man exhibitions in Trinidad, Canada, Germany and India. Others are statements of Caribbean life – birth, baptism, ‘liming’ in the village, Carnival, Hinduism, and so much more. In 1907 CE, he established the Bochasanwasi Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha and erected five beautiful mandirs with the images of Akshar Purushottam installed in the central shrines.
Profile Life Span: 86 years (1865 - 1951 CE). From 31 January 1865 CE (Maha sud 5, 1921 VS) to 10 May 1951 CE (Vaishakh sud 4, 2007 VS). Birth Place: Mahelav, Gujarat. As Guru: 54 years (1897 - 1951 CE). |
In its place are ideas outside of himself that seem too politically correct while adhering to what one expects of Indian concepts in our society today.
Deity on the cover of the The National Museum's Catalogue
As someone at the opening suggested, acquisitions from people who had purchased his work over the years should have been added the exhibition.
Some of his pieces are very visual responses to personal tragedies in life, like the death of his father. He has meandered in the direction of Indocultural symbology, using a lot of imagery from a traditional Indian aesthetic. Gone is the almost manic desire to explore complexities of life. I wonder how these shows happen? A retrospective suggests a body of work that shows growth as well as process.
Yet the shows are presented with very little regard for quality. Shastri is highly-creative yet refreshingly down-to-earth.
Shastri Maharaj is a teacher, writer, and painter. Is it possible that those involved just do not understand what it really takes to put on a professional showing? Do the people involved and this includes the artist, sit and discuss what they want to achieve from the showing?
At the time he was discussing things that were very current in his own life, things that were both intimate to him and humorous.
This makes the whole point of a retrospective seem like something else altogether. Some of his pieces come with sexual undertones. I was quite shocked to see it in such condition.