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Acrobat?
India that was captured by European, who never ever saw such land & its people. Still it was Jewel of the crown!
isn't unimaginable to train goat to do this trick?
hand painted lithograph from 24 plates illusration of Hindoo & European Manners in Bengal
A Colin
सूप ?
ecofriendly instrument used for Winnowing, it's method for separating grain from chaff-husk?
illustration/painting from Tashrih al-aqvam of Colonel James Skinner, pic from https://t.co/dw3ry3RzzY
company painting
illustration from Tashrih al-aqvam of Colonel James Skinner
Bari leaf-worker. Bari was a community used to make plates and cups from leaves, we call it Pattal & dona पत्तल & दोना
तीलियां छांट, काटकर उन्हें जोड़कर कटोरी व प्लेट बनाने के काम में लाया जाता है
time being repeated
Krishna with Gopis!
painting
from Fanny Parkes's collection "Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque" 1850
she lived in India and wrote extensively about her travels in India, i had only read her journals "Begums, Thugs & Englishmen" intro by @DalrympleWill
all depicting same bhaav
सजना है मुझे सजना के लिए
in #Kalighat #paintings
pics from
https://t.co/B13WFpoAwX
https://t.co/7cSFa1zFXT
https://t.co/fW6ZFhMhSK
via pinterest
Jumadi or Jarandaye, Karnataka, Tulu, 20th c. Brass, 2007.77, Museum Rietberg, Gift of Heidi and Hans Kaufmann
beautifull metal craft existed all over Bharat, with advent of invaders lot of such craft,together with metal science, traditional knowledge lost
now we look in museums
Snake charmer!
illustration @GettyImages
time has changed now its age of #brahmos #Rafale #Akash #Prithvi
beware!! its #TransformingIndia #NewIndia #MadeInIndia
weaver at Handloom
& dhuniya
age old traditions of India now much of such occupation are extinct
weavers still are there
here both are illustration by Pierre Sonnarat 1782?
pics from net
Ojha?
soothsayers
Shaman
traditional healer?
but this illustration with all details depicts observation of its painter Pierre Sonnerat
what's such persons are called in your langauge?
similar to Chariot festival-Rath Yatra tradition is to take out procession of deity of temple on a platform held by men on shoulders, at our place mostly Palki or sawari is taken out for darshan by people
procession of Shri Ram
beautifull painting @nypl
at first thought garuda?