Rajasthan Art & Culture

• The Vallabh Sampradaya (Pushtimarg) has seven major holy seats (peeths) of the Goswami lineage established across India.
• In Rajasthan, three premier peeths are located at Nathdwara (Shrinathji Temple, the primary seat), Kankroli (Dwarikadhish Temple, the third seat), and Kota (Mathuradhish Temple, the first seat).
• These peeths are central pilgrimage destinations for Pushtimargi Vaishnavism.
• Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.

• "Draupadi Vinay" is a notable Rajasthani devotional and literary composition written by the celebrated poet Ramnath Kaviya.
• Ramnath Kaviya was an eminent Dingal poet from Alwar region known for works like Draupadi Vinay, Pabu Pachisi, and Bhim Vilas.
• The work depicts the humility and prayer of Draupadi in the court of the Kauravas with rich rhetorical diction.
• Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

Matiram was the celebrated court poet of Maharao Bhao Singh of Bundi who composed 'Lalit Lalam', a famous work on poetics and rhetoric.

• Matiram: Composed 'Lalit Lalam' and 'Rasraj' while under the royal patronage of Maharao Bhao Singh of Bundi.
• Lalram: Historical distractor.
• Bihari Lal: Composed the classic 'Bihari Satsai' under the patronage of Mirza Raja Jai Singh of Amber.
• Nandaram: Eighteenth-century court writer.

Dhatki (or Dhati) is a prominent sub-dialect of western Marwari spoken in the border areas of Barmer and Jaisalmer extending into Tharparkar.

• Mewadi: Dialect spoken in Udaipur, Bhilwara, and Chittorgarh.
• Dhundhari: Spoken in Jaipur, Dausa, and Tonk.
• Marwari: Dhatki is a recognized dialectal variant of the Marwari language spoken across western Rajasthan.
• Hadoti: Spoken in Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar, and Baran.