Re: painting or photos

Nityananda!! Gauranga!! Hare Krishna!! I don't exactly understand this question. If the original photos of the Acharyas are available like upto Shrila Jagannatha dasa Babaji, they should be used on our altar rather than paintings of these Acharyas which were done later. And if the original photos are not available, then paintings which are painted by Gaudiya devotees with the right consciousness and understanding can be used on the altar. Though all painted forms of the Lord according to the scriptures are transcendental, camera photos of installed Deities which are served and worshiped sincerely daily are more prominent than the paintings. That said, the devotional art and paintings are an extremely wonderful benediction to this material world since they are like windows to the spiritual world.

Daaso'smi, BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada.

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