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The Festival of which Includes a Ritual around a Bonfire, marks the Passing of Winter Solstice.
It also Marks the End of the & the Beginning of a New One in & parts of North

1760 AD by of Guler now at () of Raja Balwant Singh of Warms Himself Around a Fire at Night

#happylohri #lohri #winter #harvestingseason #punjab #haryana #india #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Nainsukh #himachalpradesh #indian #museum #calcutta #kolkata #Nagrota #Jasrota #jammu #IndianCulture #art #heritage #paintings

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continues with temperature recorded at 1.2° celcius!
residents try to stay warm, by all means just like this Raja Balwant Singh of stays warm in his Tent at

c1760 AD by of now at Prince of Wales Museum of Western India,

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'The Birth of Evil'.

This stunning c1730 AD was made by , the younger brother of of ( Hills)

By 1730 Manaku had moved to the Kingdom of (in now) where he made this
His integrate & Folklore of the States

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Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
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'The Birth of Evil'.

This outstanding c1730 AD was made by , the younger brother of of ( Hills).

By 1730, Manaku had moved to the Kingdom of in now where this was made.
His integrate & the Folklore of the States.

#Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Manaku #Nainsukh #Guler #himachalpradesh #punjab #Basohli #jammu #painting #paintings #HinduMythology #MughalArt #himalayan #indianminiaturepaintings #IndianHistory #hinduism #mythology #heritage #history #hindu #religion #india #art #himalayas

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Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
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2 days late in posting this.
The Martyrdom of the 9th is observed on 24th Nov.
Beheaded in 1675 AD on orders of the ruler for opposing the oppressive policies of the towards non Muslims.
On the site of his beheading now stands the at opposite
This 1790 AD () is by Nikka son of of ( Hills).

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The wedding season begins in India.
So, my daughter comes visiting me from London. The flight arrives early morning tomorrow and I am so excited to be seeing her after almost a year.
Daughters are special!
So, this takes me to this 1790 AD by one of the best Indian artist of Hill States.
'Raja Goverdhan Chand of with his Daughter'.
This painting is now at Government Museum
of

#Pahari #painting #Nainsukh #punjab #Guler #himachalpradesh #chandigarh #art #heritage #india

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From sale of 23rd Oct, 2019 this circa 1780 AD painting from or attributed to a master artist of First generation after and .
Catalogued at £200,000 to £300,000, realised price is not known.
According to W G Archer, 'One of the greatest achievements of Kangra Paintings.
"The Evil King Kamsa attacks the Wedding Procession of his sister Devki.
@sanjayuvacha @AnnaliisaStudies @ranasafvi

#sothebys #Manaku #himachalpradesh #Pahari #Guler #Kangra #Nainsukh

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@sanjayuvacha @ranasafvi @AnnaliisaStudies.
c1740 painting from or by artist , now in ,
Prince Mian Mukand Dev riding with as his favourite singer looks back lovingly, with romance brewing on this wintery night.
ENJOY THIS PAINTING WHILE LISTENING TO THE YouTube video attached.
Outstanding
Watch "Sadma - Surmayee Ankhiyon Mein Nanha Munna Ek Sapna De Ja Re" on YouTube youtu.be/V5qMS-K8eYY

#victoriaandalbertmuseum #Nainsukh #unitedkingdom #himachalpradesh #musicians #Pahari #Jasrota #Guler #amal

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(1680-1740) of was the foremost artist of paintings. His 2 sons and were equally accomplished just as the grandchildren, known as the 'Third Generation after Nainsukh and Manaku', spreading the art to , , etc....the .
A self portrait of his, made in 1735 is now in .

@ranasafvi @sanjayuvacha.

#himachalpradesh #Nainsukh #Basohli #PanditSeu #Kangra #PunjabHillStates #chandigarh #Guler #Pahari #Manaku #Nurpur #jammu #art #punjab #GovernmentMuseumChandigarh #heritage #india

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