This is an old house near the temple in Pandharpur, the residence of Shri Vithal and Smt Rukmini, who have been up on their feet for several centuries without a moment's peace. Some time in the past, perhaps Pandharpur might have been a gracious town rejoicing in the presence of Vithal and Rukmini. Now it is a shitty little place, with an all-pervading atmosphere of filth, shrill commercialism and fake piety.
M F Hussain was born in Pandharpur in a house near the temple. The house no longer exists apparently, but the locals seem aware and proud of one of Pandharpur's most famous sons. This is a poor reproduction on my bedroom wall of one of Hussain's paintings.
