Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Nilkanth Varni.JPG
Image of Swaminarayan (considered a form of god by followers of the Swaminarayan Faith) in the form of Nilkanth Varni on pilgrimage across India.The significance of this image is that it shows the type of life Nilkanth Varni led as a teenager on this pilgimage that started at the age of 11 in Chhapaiya in 1792 and ended at the age 18 in the year 1799 at Loj, a village in Junagadh district.
Swaminarayan took the name Nilkanth Varni and set of on a pilgrimage of India at the tender age of 11. Over 7 years he traveled across the country in the late 18th century - this picture gives a clear indication of how he looked and what he wore, used and did during that period.
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- Around The Globeसत्यमेव जयते
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- Around The Globeसत्यमेव जयते 12:18, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
- Comments
- When was this painting made? If it's pretty recent, it won't stand a chance at FPC because of the flaws in the painting, but if it's old you might stand a chance. Intothewoods29 (talk) 19:11, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
- Its more than 100 years old, though the exact date is not available. Around The Globeसत्यमेव जयते 11:14, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
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