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there was a story: a nawab was searching other leg when food was served to him, later it was found out cook-khansama used to trick him & used to tell that when bird was shot at it was standing on only one leg?
bearer carrying bird & pot
Painting, Trichinopoly ca1860-70 @V_and_A

considerable change in Agriculture arena has come about in India, but few years back i found this plough was still in use in village, as small & marginal holdings (<2 ha) constitute 86% of total, thus not many can use machinery mechanic agriculture implements

Gunakali ragini: a woman alone, preparing a garland of flowers
painting is part of "Laud Ragamala" compiled during half of 17th century, owned by Archbishop Laud & presented to Bodleian Library in 1639/1640
which place it could have been painted? central India?

Fakir and acolyte," a watercolor, Patna, 1824
and Holy man
painting/illustration by European artists
first is may be Nath sampraday second is shaiv sanyasi?

Is it not Dhenki or Dhinki, old style rice mill or husk lever
usually women of households in rural/villages do such jobs, but here man is shown operating while woman is doing other work. still that requires extra skill!
from Patna kalam 1819-24
company painting

Agri occupation

here is Bazra or Bajra large boat(Barge?) i was referring to of Maharaj of Kashi कशी नरेश
painting by Edwin Lord Weeks
with 1 look its difficult to believe as to how perfect brush can be?
colourfull ghat of Banares, peacock boat? ready for royal sortie
https://t.co/Ib7owgUFIz

what's happening?
painting from Golconda 1630-40
what's inscribed there?
Otto Sohn-Rethel Collection
here they tried to emphasize connection of safavid Iran & persian element in golconda court?
pic frm documentation by Francesca gallows titled court paintings from Persia & India

orientalists wrongly termed many things
termed as Hindoo beggar
but he seems Sadhu 1 of sects from Dasnami akhada parampara they only sing praise of Lord & live on alms, in Prayagraj-Mahakumbh they assemble together
see Konch & cymbal there
do u know name?

many traditions were prevalent across our country, 1 was portable shrine, remember phad painting, Kavad or Kavadi? patta chitra etc
it's similar relics symbols carried by men in Baroda
Fakir with relics in Baroda by A. de Neuville from 'Le Tour du Monde1870
spread2 social values

Pooja of Vishnoo from Sundhya or Daily Prayers of Brahmins (1851)
painting by Sophie Charlotte Belnos (1795–1865)

beautifully illustrated. Guess which temple?
responsibility of upkeeping धर्म rests of गृहस्थ
but??