Renowned and National Award winning painter of Rajasthan, Naveen Sharma’s “Ramcharitmanas Chitra Kalakriti” was unveiled by Jagadguru Swami Shri Rambhadracharya ji in Chitrakoot.

Jaipur, 11 September 2024: Renowned and National Award winning painter of Rajasthan, Naveen Sharma’s latest masterpiece ‘Ramo Vigrahavan Dharmah’ (Shri Ram Sarovar Kalakriti) was unveiled by Jagadguru Swami Shri Rambhadracharya ji in Chitrakoot. Naveen Sharma, a resident of Jaipur and an expert in miniature painting, has been working in this field for 36 years. He was awarded the National Award by His Excellency the President in 2012. His guru is Shankar ji Soni, who taught him the nuances of this art. Naveen Sharma’s aim is to re-establish miniature painting, which is on the verge of extinction, at the global level.

Naveen Sharma said that this unique artwork is a detailed depiction of the life of Lord Rama and the saga of Ramcharitmanas. Naveen Sharma has brought alive the Indian culture, religious places, deities, and the sentiments of devotees in this artwork with his unique skills. This artwork is the result of 6 years of long hard work, in which about 20 lakh images have been painted.

The release of this historical and religious artwork was done by the lotus hands of Jagadguru Swami Shri Rambhadracharya Ji at Chitrakoot Dham, where Saint Shiromani Goswami Tulsidas Ji composed Ramcharitmanas. On this occasion, Dr. Tulsidas Puroha of Maharishi Panini University Ujjain conducted the program and music was arranged by Dr. Gopal Kumar Mishra.

Salient features of the artwork:
Lord Ganesha is depicted with Riddhi-Siddhi at the top.
The main picture section depicts flower shower by deities including devotees of Ram temple and the idol of Ram Lalla.

10 lakh images of the entire Ramcharitmanas in 500 sections and depiction of four dhams established by Shankaracharya.

Images of 24 Tirthankaras and Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu.

Illustrations of 211 famous temples of India.

31 idols of Ram Bhakt Hanuman Ji and writing of “Ram-Ram” 51,000 times.

After receiving the National Award, Naveen Sharma worked on three major paintings, which include artworks based on the Battle of Haldighati, History of Ram Temple, and Ramcharitmanas.