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Maharana Amar Singh ji of #Mewar #Rajasthan son of Maharana Pratap
Raja Ravi Verma

#Ellora #lithograph by James Fergusson and Thomas Dibdin 1839

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#KsheerSagar
Ocean of Milk
Abode of Lord Vishnu
but two forces balance it? (whole universe)
security & wealth?
SheshNaag responsible for keeping it balanced
Mother provides wealth-prosperity

Snake charmer
company painting
Madras or Tanjore?
seems to b a King Cobra?

TWO SNAKE CHARMERS COMPANY SCHOOL, #PUNJAB
Painting
the attire robe is totally different from earlier ones, influence of west?
BONHAMS

#ayah in blue choli carrying a (bone?)china ewer & basin #Trichinopoly ca.1860-70 Museum Number 4660:2/(IS).V&A
without them no colonial officer or their family could survive? many were trafficked to UK Europe? God knows what happened to them? illegal status for them? converted?

similar looking #Nautch Party? change is in colour of cloths? that small girl is missing.
company painting
c: sothebys
taken frm pinterest

1896 Print Hindus Village #Well by Edwin Lord Weeks
it was also a community based work-taking out water from well.
earlier when marriage party used to stay for days at bride's home, these men were deputed to take care of grooms-party-giving water for bathing etc

many of such jobs are lost in time. Still few left but not much visible. earlier they used to be very much part of our daily life. evenings & mornings #Bhisti used to sprinkle water on both sides of roads. later provided water for drinking at road-markets-bus stops-railwaystation

Choakee-dar (night #watchman) is that literal meaning of that word?

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