Meera Bai/Mirabai Idol Wall Hanging In Copper (30 cm)

Numeroastro Beautifully Handcrafted Meera Bai/Mirabai Idol Wall Hanging In Copper (30 cm)-Handcrafted Wall Hanging Meera Bai/Mirabai-Meera’s marriage was arranged at an early age, traditionally to Prince Bhoj Raj, the eldest son of Rana Sanga of Chittor. She was not happy with her marriage as she considered herself already married to Krishna. Her new family did not approve of her piety and devotion when she refused to worship their family deity- Tulaja Bhawani (Durga). Her husband’s death in battle against Babar in 1527 AD. It was only one of a series of losses Meera experienced in her twenties. She appears to have despaired of loving anything temporal and turned to the eternal, transforming her grief into a passionate spiritual devotion that inspired in her countless songs drenched with separation and longing. Meera’s love to Krishna was at first a private thing but at some moment it overflowed into an ecstasy that led her to dance in the streets of the city. Her brother-in-law, the new ruler of Chittorgarh, was Vikramaditya, an ill-natured youth who strongly objected to Meera’s fame, her mixing with commoners and carelessness of feminine modesty. There were several attempts to poison her. Her sister-in-law Udabai is said to have spread defamatory gossip. Meera declared herself a disciple of the guru Ravidas, and left for Vrindavan. She considered herself to be a reborn gopi, Lalita, mad with love for Krishna. She seems to have spent her last years as a pilgrim in Dwarka, Gujarat. It is said that Mirabai disappeared into the Dwarkadhish Murti (Image of Lord Krishna) in front of a full audience of onlookers.