at A summer residence/capital of the erstwhile rajas.This coloured “#aquatint” was made by Robert Havell & Son from the image made by James and William Fraser in 1815.

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'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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Gods Sing & Dance for Shiva & Parvati
attributed to Khushala, active late 18th century
1780-90
Guler or Kangra Painting? Himachal Pradesh
with
sharing on

Dance is eternal way to express emotions
Accession Number:2004-149-77

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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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1790-00, First generation after

On coloured with love and rang by her lover, the Nayika now washes the colour from “Nakha-Shikha” but not her love drenched heart. That still beats!

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

Jai Ho!

Hand, 1730-1740

Bonhams

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Hand Painting circa ~ 1720
meeting Guru & The middle person Raja Sidh Sen(?). While Gobind Singh was in Mandi during the time of Sidh Sen,it is an imaginary meeting with Nanak. At V &A Museum

https://t.co/1AVPOcSXsU

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

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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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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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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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why is Chupan-Chupai not there in the Olympics ,
such a beautiful game!
1 Gold medal to pakka hai!
& why adults dont play this game ,too?

Manaku, Krishna playing blindman's bluff.
Guler, Himachal Pradesh, ca. 1750–1755

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