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couple in embrace
painting from Ragmala series, Rajasthan, 1772
@britishmuseum name of ragini?
whole of canvas is touched by brush-hurriedly?
https://t.co/7gNINTKLdd
couple in embrace
Painting from Ragmala series
but lyrics? verses not shown in site
together with other paintings they depict Bairadi Raga & 'Malavi Raga'
from Rajasthan, 1772 @britishmuseum
beautifull architecture, colours- Rangilo Rajasthan?
https://t.co/74xMO7WwF0
A scene from Rajasthan, India, and a tribute to artists across the country who does these beautifully intricate embroidery works on clothes and accessories.
https://t.co/Mjlp7VYR0f
#indianartist #kidlitart #indianillustrator #diversepicturebook
A folio from a scroll of meditative chakras depicting divinities Shiva and Shakti seated in a floral seat, perhaps lotus,
18th,19thC, Rajasthan, Bonhams @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan @Clioinarms @ranjona #mythology #art #arthistory #ArtistOnTwitter #History #culture
The Soma Mandala in the Rigveda mentions Soma as a ritual drink as being of importance among the early Indo-Iranians
-Chandra,The Moon God;Folio from a Book of Dreams, Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper,#India,#Rajasthan,#Mewar,#Udaipur,1700-172
@monidipadey
@OmTheReality
Gajendra Moksha.
This painting is based on an episode from the Bhagavata Purana. Garuda has been painted with great prominence for two reasons - one for balancing space and the 2nd because Garuda was the emblem of the Kotah state.
Kotah, Rajasthan, 1750 ce.
As mercury heads North & it has begun to get uncomfortably hot, time to remember #Surya, the Sun-God, one of the 3 chief deities in the Vedas.
From @ExploreWellcome, 'Surya, the Sun Deity Driving in His Chariot', probably #Jaipur #Rajasthan, c1800 AD.
@LostTemple7 @Redhotpedia
A kind of #blue
Jeffrey Becom
Orvieto, Italy
Kalymnos, Greece
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, I
Chaouen, Morocco
While we celebrate newborn girls by sending pink gifts, in the village of Piplantri in Rajasthan, India, they celebrate by planting 111 trees. Since 2006 the Piplantri village has planted more than 350,000 of trees each year in celebration of their girls. Source: @greatbigstory
A Bharbhunja couple ? The traditional occupation of the #Bharbhunja community is roasting & selling different types of grain like corn/maize & groundnuts. They are found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh. #History
A beautifully captured "masth" elephant, at its peak energy. The details in this painting are amazing, down to spots on its skin and hair.
"A Large Caparisoned Elephant"
20th century
North India, Rajasthan, Kota
opaque pigments w/ gold on paper
Sotheby's
@KS1729 @dpanikkar
A Steamboat Ride on a #Lake, a lady steps onto a #steamboat aided by a prince, #Jaipur, #Rajasthan, mid-19th century https://t.co/0oQ2lfcqa7