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@V_and_A अनंतशयनी भगवान विष्णु क्षीरसागर विराजमान
सहस्त्रफन शेषनाग अनंत?
Lord Vishnu on SheshNaag or Ananta in Ksheersagar, Devi Maha Lakshmi too there.
Kalighat Painting from Kolkata, ca. 1850-1870
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though style of dress of devi Lakshmi & attendant seems Rajasthani? Rajputani?

बामन या वामन विष्णु अवतार बालि बलि? को पाताल की शरण में भेजा
Vaman/Baman quelling Bali, painting from Kalighat, Kolkata @V_and_A
1 1850
2 1890AD
Though 1850 seems more fine & beautiful?

बाबा भोलेनाथ Lord Shiv Mahadev with Devi Parvati Mahadevi
Hand-colored lithograph from Edward Moor's collections in "The Hindu Pantheon" 1810/ 3rd copy published 1864
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Kali or Kalan Mosque in Delhi; a watercolor painting by Seeta Ram, 1814-15 @britishlibrary
why it was called Black or Kali masjid?

basket-maker and his wife, ca.1870 Painting from Trichinopoly, company painting @V_and_A
#ecofriendly #crafts #handicraft of India
items for daily use were made but no pollution
renewable resources? of agro forestry by product?

पग घुंघरू बांध मीरा नाची रे।
मैं तो मेरे नारायण की, आपहि हो गई दासी रे।
लोग कहें मीराबाई भई बावरी, न्यात कहैं कुल नासी रे।।
विष का प्याला राणाजी भेज्या, पीवत मीरा हांसी रे।
मीरा के प्रभु गिरधर नागर, सहज मिले अविनाशी रे।।
Meera Bai sa🙏
reminded of this on seeing🙏wood sculpture

Lady preparing for bath or श्रृंगार after bath & decoration preparation to meet the Lord
1775 AD Painting from Bundi at Jaipur Museum via @vmistweet
Birds drinks water droplets thinking it as pearls! Glorification of beauty by poets

सपेरा snake charmer? Do these words convey meaning of what by sapera in Hindi we understand. It's no longer a सपेरों का देश। Bharat is now much ahead in many sectors.
Painting from James Skinner's album.

Khatris, Hindoo traders. Lahore
photo ca. 1859-1869
all were Hindu only earlier?

#painting by Ganesh Pyne, said to be inspired by Bengal School of traditional paintings, but what could be this? a woman in veil? a widow? or Sati? a skeleton? or it could be Bhairavi? if scene is from any शमशान burial site