Kamal Talai Cow Plate: Miniature style by Mohan Prajapati

In this Miniature painting, Mohan Prajapati paints Kamal Talai with Cow. Lotus symbolises purity in Hindu mythology as it blooms in mud water. The Kalam Talai is a story of Lord Krishna enjoying the monsoons in a lotus pond. The cow is decorated with clothes and ornaments marking the festivity of Gopashtami marking the day that Krishna officially became a cow herd or Gowala. This also signifies the day that Krishna came to be known as “Govinda” or the Lord of cows.