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something is written in Arabic? can't decipher
was it craft for amusement? or?
well decorated elephant indicate it is for any festive ocassion?

reminds Old Golden days of festivities particularly in present #COVID19 situation, all SOP & #SocialDistancing has to be followed to celebrate with safety
Watercolour PAintinjg of three women, two drummers before shrine of Krishna, from Manipur style, c. 1870 @britishlibrary

बाहुबली भीम और हिडिम्बा
Bheem and Hidimba
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma
RRV Press

Keechak and Draupadi as Sairandri सैरन्ध्री सैरन्द्री?
Painting Oleograph by Raja Ravi Varma

this basket type i used to lift water from one are to other, by swift swing actions both partners synchronize their movement to lift water & then release force to pour water other side
most common method for irrigation
what it is called?

Capture of sikandarabad!
93rd Highlanders entering breach in wall of Secunderbagh, Lucknow, 16th November 1857 during Indian Mutiny
William George Drummond Stewart, at charge awarded with Victoria Cross, in total 18 VC awarded on that day, largest ever,
6 on 93rd Highlanders

Purusha (Hindu Primordial Figure)
often we hear in Vastu Shastra about Vastu purush?
18th century painting from #Nepal
@ global Nepali museum
what could have been depicted? why snake? various kundalini? zodiac signs?

Krishna as Shrinathji, brought to Mewar for safekeeping it during time of Aurangzeb
Painting from NATHDWARA, MEWAR, CIRCA 1880
@ChristiesInc lot159

Dance of Shiva, Natraj🙏
mid 19th century Painting from Kangra, @bonhams1793 lot158
Devi Parvati, Ganesh Kartikey & Banasur? play musical instrument accompanying Mahadev

Sepoys at Rifle Practice, 1857 (c)

Coloured lithograph from 'The Campaign in India 1857-58', by William Simpson, E Walker & others, after G F Atkinson.
Triggered by rumour of pig & cow fat used in riffles musket that was to be opened by mouth & uprising started. #Mutiny