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Shiva & Parvati as Ardhanishvara? folio from Rasamanjari II series
by Devidasa of Nurpur, (Nurpur / Basohli) Himachal Pradesh / Jammu, dated 1694–95
The San Diego Museum of Art, Edwin Binney 3rd Collection (1990.1043)
unusual representation

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2021-06-04

Raja Shamsher Sen with a Youth
1760-70
India, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Source - The Cleveland Museum of Art


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2021-05-26

Hail Storm in
What will Happen to the Mangoes on the Trees (Background)?
Now at this c1750 AD painting from of Abhisarika on Way to meet her Lover, Braving Storm & Dangers of the Forest.

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2021-05-09

Princes’ in procession, according to 18th cen frm Look like little girls on horseback, perhaps local Devis ? Some inscriptions but can’t decipher.

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2021-02-21

Jagat Singh of the small state of in the Hills. 1840 frm Bonhams. While Mark Brentnall in ‘The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire : Himachal Pradesh’ states that he was deaf & dumb, Bonhams describes him as being blind !

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2021-01-24

Hmm, Interesting. Green & White on one side and, Tri-colour on the other! Reminds me of India & Pakistan!
c1760 AD painting now at 'A Raja with 2 Children & 3 Ladies'.

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2020-12-17

painting attr to artist of now at
On the banks of River Tawi, Raja Balwant Singh of Hunts a Lion. A Hawk in the distance witnesses the chaotic scene

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2020-12-08

The field note, 'Among the Mountain Villages: Reflections from the field' is a reflection upon the conversations with the apple farming families in Batseri, a village in the Sangla valley of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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2020-11-24

Jujurana - The official Mascot of Sarahan Pheasantry - Western Tragopan Conservation Breeding Centre.

⁦Thanks ⁩ for design.

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2020-10-12

Young Balrama reaching his hand into the butter churn while his mother is distracted by baby Krishna who reaches for her from the arms of his foster father Nanda. 1820-30 frm Bonhams

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2020-09-07

Folio from Baramasa series : the month of Bhadon (Aug-Sept). A female heroine meeting her lover on a stormy night. 1810 frm

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2020-08-05

Baz Bahadur & Rupmati riding horses by moonlight. 1790 from Mandu in MP State is known for the royal romance of this couple.

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2020-08-05

Attributed to artist of c1760 painting from Sven Gahlin collection sold by for £65,000 in 2015 of 'Lovingly Painted Group of Seven "Portraits" of Swords' belonging to Raja Balwant Singh of

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2020-06-17


This is what children are supposed to do!
c1775 AD drawing from and now at of
"Lord brother Nanda & other children Leave to Play in the Fields"

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2020-06-12


under threat

or Can We Just Stop Trapping Animals with Explosive-Laden Fruits
Now, pregnant jaw blown off by explosive-laden wheat-flour ball in Himachal -HindustanTimes

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2020-06-07

It is very hot in today, temperature expected to be around 46°c.
From , c1790 painting from by
'An Attendant Tilts the Umbrella to Block the Sun-rays from Falling on the 7th Guru

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2020-05-27

Pure &

-Lithographs Image by WLL Smith 1850s:
1. fm Jakhu Hill above Walsingham Lodge
2. View fm Staging Bungalow
3. View at fm the schoolhouse built by the Wilkinson.
- Aquatint of 1820 by Fraser; Jnctn of River and

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2020-05-22

Four Views made by a British Lady Mrs.WLL Scott in 1850-52
1. Elysium Hill with and House
2. and Simla Cantonment area
3. Temple
4. People dancing in front of Tara Devi Temple

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2020-05-07