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which certainly would take longer time. Maintaining the color quality and the excellence of canvas for such a long time due to ocean weather, was another encounter to deal with. But Asitbhai, dealt with this challenge and packed framed paintings into specialized fabricated papers and bubble wrap, packing each of the painting separately into a 20 feet container, which certainly ensured ideal delivery of these masterworks to the Jinalay as anticipated.
Today New Jersey's Franklin Township Munisuvrat-swami Jinalaya beholds 16
magnificent chitrapat illustrating Bhagwaan JCNJ Jinalaya Chitrapat showing Bhagwaan Mahavir's life
Mahavir's life. Starting from Garbh Transplant,
to Swapana Darshan, Pakshal by Indra, Bal not just the rationale and what the requirement
Krida , Bhagwan with his family, Diksha Kalyanak, expected. Forthe JCNJ jialaya, an innovation and unique
Varshi Daan by Bhagwan Mahavir , Upsarg on acclamation were awaited. Some original pictures were
Bhagwan in forest by animals -1, Upsarg on Bhagwan in portrait form, so to prepare landscape layout, some
Mahavir II - Chandkausik - Snake bite, Upsarg on addition and innovation in the painting was compelled,
Bhagwan Mahavir III - Nail piercing in Bhagwan's ear, which not all painters could succeed in.
Upsarg on Bhagwan Mahavir IV - Tejolesya on Finally, one artist, Mr. Dev Dusawar who was
Bhagwan, Chandanbala, Keyval Gyan, Samovasaran, working on some project at Ashokbhai's nephew Mr. Bhagwan with Gandharas and finally Bhagwan's Asit Shah's workshop, was the personage! He was asked
Nirwan. The inimitable attribute of these paintings is to prepare one painting for approval and that was an that Bhagwaan's facial peculiarities are the same in all illustration of an episode from Bhagwaan Mahavira's 16 paintings which makes them uncanny! life where he was receiving Bhiksha from Chandanbala.
A shrawak, if visits NJ and oversights on an This layout needed a lot of deviations and erasure from
overwhelming experience of these Jain paintings, the original picture provided to Mr.Duswar. But that was
would certainly miscue relishing magnum opus of the the challenge and purely his visionary, which he
world that certainly adds to the paragon of Jain astonishingly accomplished in just three days, and his
Paintings. Because each painting beside just depicting creation was on the way to New Jersey for approval
the episodes of Bhagwaan's life communes a spiritual from the committee at JCNJ, and it undoubtedly caught
message that is indispensable, routing our soul to the everyone's endorsement. The procession of creation
path of tranquility and liberation! "Better than a commenced. Selection of pictures portraying important
thousand hollow words, is one piece of art that brings episodes of Tirthankar Mahavira's life, sending them
serenity" across to India and communication with Mr. Duswar
"Art exists only to communicate spiritual message" through series of emails, conversing conversions and
Alphonse Mucha excision of illustrious paintings, finally bequeathing masterpieces. Incredible paintings were ready. Asitbhai
"I do not intend to broadcast any organization herewith from India-Baroda encompassed these paintings into
on this platform of Prabhudh Jeevan, unintentionally, if I glorifying frames, adding garland to its beauty. But
did so, I seek your apology. I only desired to share there was no end to challenges yet. Mailing
occurrences that are close to my thoughts and articulate these paintings by air was turning out to be very
my spirits. expensive and so the only option was shipping,
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| SR No. | 526121 |
| Book Title | Prabuddha Jivan 2018 08 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sejal Shah |
| Publisher | Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Total Pages | 124 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India |
| File Size | 9 MB |