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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

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

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

'The Cat Thief'.
c1815-20 painting from from the series & courtesy
The calmness on the face of the chasing Lady suggests this as a routine affair.
Suggestive: Parrot is the Lady's (#Nayika) lover & the Cat is her rival.

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2020-05-06

Meet the official for the , One the last homes of this resplendent but rare pheasant can still be seen.

Munmun Dhalaria's brilliant documentary on the bird for : https://t.co/u2ZlFvbXhq

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2020-04-05

Women Only. Two works with virtually the same setting, both early 19th cen & equally beautiful. Spot the differences. Left from Sothebys & Right from V&A

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2020-02-22

warrior. from
“An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India; Comprising a View of the Afghan Nation and A History of the Dooraunee Monarchy, Longman, 1815” by Elphinstone Mountstuart.

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2020-02-04

On this we worship Mother (#Saraswati) and Maharaj.

Jai Ho!

Hand, 1730-1740

Bonhams

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2020-01-29

"Sojha, Himachal Pradesh, India. From u/surajmalyan11 on Reddit

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2020-01-02

1750-75 by
“Budham Sharnam Gachami”
A unique rendering of Budha in
Budha paintings not commonly found in pahari Kalam
In private collection.

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2019-12-13

Two works depicting impending rain storm, 1820. Left - Lovers on a rooftop watching the approaching storm; & Right - a lady on a swing similarly watching the storm clouds. pics Christies

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2019-11-25

c1850 painting from now in 'Construction of Ram Setu (bridge) between and which leads to war between and

Happy to all.

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2019-10-26

is globally 13th 'Extremely High Water Stressed' country.
Conserve now or face a massive humanitarian crisis.
From , c1700 painting from "A girl draws water from a well"

Report in today's

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2019-08-07

Over the years, Sanctuary has become the meeting place of nature enthusiasts who add their voices uniquely to our movement.

Artist Mallika Chandra created 6 posters on Himalayan wildlife for our Mud on Boots Project Leader
in Lahaul

More soon!

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2019-07-04