A Deity in the Form of a Child is Seated on a Lotus

This painting belongs to the Pahari school of painting which depicts a deity in the form of a child is seated on a padma flower, having a long stalk. He is of blue complexion, has clear black eyes, black hair on the head, tresses falling at the back, wears only a piece of orange-red cloth to cover the loins, malas of pearls and one with pendant, has a flower in his right hand and his fore-fingers are dyed red. A female devotee stands before him. She is young, fair complexioned, black hair on the head wears ear-rings, a string of pearls tied to the hair on the heads has a vermilion mark on the forehead, also wears a green choli with a white frill, an orange-red coloured skirt, an ordhni, water and red and white flowers in the foreground. It has a blue background, red border with a white line.