#Gaddi Tribe of the #Himalayas is not mentioned in the #Mahabharata but this c1830 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hill States) indicates otherwise.
Titled ' Gaddis Meet Rishis in the Mountains'.
Sold by Bonhams for US$ 74,500.
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #Art #Paintings #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #AncientIndia #Hinduism #Religion #Hindu #History #Heritage #IndianCulture #JammuAndKashmir #Himalayan #TribesOfIndia #Painting
#Gaddi #himalayas #mahabharata #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Kangra #himachalpradesh #punjab #indianminiaturepaintings #art #paintings #IndianHistory #indianheritage #AncientIndia #hinduism #religion #hindu #history #heritage #IndianCulture #JammuandKashmir #himalayan #TribesOfIndia #painting
'A #Gaddi Family Trekking in the #Himalayas with a Herd of Goats'.
c 1785 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by Huzuri of #Baijnath #Kangra #Punjab Hills sold by Bonhams.
Of the few remaining nomadic tribes of #India the Gaddis can still be seen migrating up & down the #Himalayan region of #HimachalPradesh & #JammuAndKashmir during the Summers & Winters.
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Art #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #History #Painting #IndianCulture #Nomads #TribesOfIndia
#history #painting #IndianCulture #nomads #TribesOfIndia #Gaddi #himalayas #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Baijnath #Kangra #punjab #india #himalayan #himachalpradesh #JammuandKashmir #indianheritage #IndianHistory #paintings #art #heritage #indianminiaturepaintings
As usual, '#Cat Thief' returns on a #Caturday to torment the lady by running away with her Green #Parrot
An illustration to a c1815 AD Nayika series.
#IndianMiniaturePainting #Pahari #Painting from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills) #India now at Rob Dean, #Art dealers of #UnitedKingdom
This scene remains popular in various centres of #Indian #Paintings since 1700's AD.
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianMythology #History #Heritage #CatsOfMastodon #Cats
#cat #caturday #parrot #IndianMiniaturePainting #Pahari #painting #chamba #himachalpradesh #punjab #india #art #unitedkingdom #indian #paintings #indianheritage #IndianHistory #indianminiaturepaintings #Indianmythology #history #heritage #catsofmastodon #cats
A #Domino's #Pizza & Homemade #ApplePie for Dinner tonight!
A unusual c 1740 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills) for sale at Rob Dean, #Art Dealer of #UnitedKingdom (#Painting formerly in the collection of Raja Bhawani Shah of #TehriGarhwal #Uttrakhand
'A Royal Servant with a Goitre (Iodine Deficiency)'.
Iodine Deficiency is an ongoing problem in North #India
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #History #Heritage
#domino #pizza #applepie #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #chamba #himachalpradesh #punjab #art #unitedkingdom #painting #tehrigarhwal #Uttrakhand #india #indianminiaturepaintings #indianheritage #IndianHistory #paintings #history #heritage
A #Domino's #Pizza & a Homemade #ApplePie for Dinner tonight!
A unusual c 1740 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills) for sale at Rob Dean, #Art Dealer of #UnitedKingdom (#Painting formerly in the collection of Raja Bhawani Shah of #TehriGarhwal #Uttrakhand
'A Royal Servant with a Goitre (Iron Deficiency)'.
Iron Deficiency is an ongoing problem in North #India
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #History #Heritage
#domino #pizza #applepie #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #chamba #himachalpradesh #punjab #art #unitedkingdom #painting #tehrigarhwal #Uttrakhand #india #indianminiaturepaintings #indianheritage #IndianHistory #paintings #history #heritage
Since it is a #Caturday
The #Cat and Woman chase continues.
And so does my #Toot
In this c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills), #India from the John C & Susan L Huntington collection sold by Christie's 'A Lady Chases a Cat' who is running away with her Green #Parrot leaving behind an empty cage.
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHeritage #IndianCulture #Art #Paintings #Heritage #History #IndianHistory #Bird #Animals #CatsOfMastodon #Painting
#caturday #cat #toot #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Kangra #himachalpradesh #punjab #india #parrot #indianminiaturepaintings #indianheritage #IndianCulture #art #paintings #heritage #history #IndianHistory #bird #animals #catsofmastodon #painting
Smile everyone, it only adds to the joys of life.
Like, in this c1830 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills) sold by Christie's on 23rd March 2022 'A Prince and his Consort Entertained with a Nautch (
#Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Kangra #himachalpradesh #punjab
A lovely c1830 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Garhwal #UttraKhand (ex #Punjab Hill State) of 'A Prince and his Consort Entertained with a Nautch (#DancePerformance) #Painting on Christie's auction of 23rd March 2022 for US$ 20,000-30,000.
#India #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Entertainment #Music #Dance #Paintings #History #Heritage #IndianArt #Pahadi
#Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Garhwal #Uttrakhand #punjab #danceperformance #painting #india #IndianCulture #indianheritage #IndianHistory #art #indianminiaturepaintings #entertainment #music #dance #paintings #history #heritage #IndianArt #Pahadi
Today #BasantPanchami is being celebrated in #India
Celebrated by #Hindu #Jain & #Buddhist #Religions this day marks the Coming of #Spring (#Basant)
The festival is associated with the Hindola Raga #Ragamala eliciting the ferver of Young Love in #SpringTime represented by Radha & #Krishna in this c1790 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh now at Cleveland Museum #USA
#Art #Hinduism #Buddhism #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #AncientIndia #Paintings #IndianCulture
#basantpanchami #india #hindu #jain #buddhist #religions #spring #Basant #ragamala #springtime #krishna #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Kangra #himachalpradesh #usa #art #hinduism #buddhism #IndianHistory #indianheritage #AncientIndia #paintings #IndianCulture
Oh, Kids!
And, their Dotting Mothers!
This lively c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra (#Punjab Hills) #HimachalPradesh from the James Ivory Collection of 'A Husband Begging for Forgiveness from his Wife who is Amused by her Son's Antics and can't stay Angry at him'.
#India #Family #Happiness #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Indian #Paintings #Art #History #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Heritage #Painting #Childhood #Himalayas
#Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Kangra #punjab #himachalpradesh #india #family #happiness #IndianCulture #indianheritage #IndianHistory #indian #paintings #art #history #indianminiaturepaintings #heritage #painting #childhood #himalayas
#Dancing to my Tune!
c1700 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bilaspur #HimachalPradesh #India from a dispersed #Ragamala #Painting sold by Bonhams.
Inscription in #Takri language of #Jammu region identifies this as 'Raga Gaud' (#Musical Mode).
I wonder how will the #Musician standing upside down play his #MusicalInstrument?
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianClassicalMusic #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Art #Heritage #History #Culture #Music #JammuAndKashmir
#dancing #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Bilaspur #himachalpradesh #india #ragamala #painting #takri #jammu #musical #musician #musicalinstrument #indianminiaturepaintings #indianclassicalmusic #IndianCulture #indianheritage #IndianHistory #paintings #art #heritage #history #culture #music #JammuandKashmir
c1680 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Painting from #Basohli #Jammu or #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh (erstwhile #Punjab Hill States) & now at Ashmolean Museum UK, of Moon God Chandra, illustrating the #Ragamala (Garland of Ragas or #MusicalModes) 'Raga Chandra' which is performed in the hours after midnight.
#India #IndianClassicalMusic #IndianCulture #IndianMiniaturePaintings #ClassicalMusic #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #History #Paintings
#goodnighteveryone #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #painting #Basohli #jammu #Nurpur #himachalpradesh #punjab #ragamala #musicalmodes #india #indianclassicalmusic #IndianCulture #indianminiaturepaintings #classicalmusic #indianheritage #IndianHistory #art #heritage #history #paintings #goodnight
#MakarSakranti, the day when Sun transits from the Zodiac of Sagittarius ( Southern) to Capricorn (Northern Hemisphere) is celebrated as the day of Bonfire (#Lohri), Feast, #Art, Dance & KiteFlying like in this 1785 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh #India (#Punjab Hills) from #EdwinBinney 3rd collection now at San Diego Museum of Art
'Two Women on a Terrace Smoking #Huqqa & #KiteFlying'.
#IndianCulture #IndianMythology #Culture #Paintings #Heritage #History
#MakarSakranti #lohri #art #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Kangra #himachalpradesh #india #punjab #edwinbinney #huqqa #kiteflying #IndianCulture #Indianmythology #culture #paintings #heritage #history
#HappyLohri
The Festival of #Lohri which Includes a Ritual around a Bonfire, marks the Passing of Winter Solstice.
It also Marks the End of the #Winter #HarvestingSeason & the Beginning of a New One in #Punjab #Haryana & parts of North #India
1760 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of Guler #HimachalPradesh now at #Indian #Museum #Calcutta (#Kolkata) of Raja Balwant Singh of #Nagrota #Jasrota #Jammu 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
#DelhiColdWave continues with temperature recorded at 1.2° celcius!
#Delhi residents try to stay warm, by all means just like this Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota stays warm in his Tent at #Nagrota #JammuAndKashmir #India
c1760 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, #Mumbai #Bombay
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Art #IndianArt #History #Heritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Painting #IndianCulture
#history #heritage #indianminiaturepaintings #painting #IndianCulture #DelhiColdWave #delhi #Jasrota #Nagrota #JammuandKashmir #india #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Nainsukh #Guler #himachalpradesh #mumbai #bombay #indianheritage #IndianHistory #paintings #art #IndianArt
The Peace in the Hills is Broken!
A Wife Seeks Justice or Mercy
c1740 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh #India now at Ashmolean Museum, UK.
This Unique Scene Depicts a Local Family Scandal, perhaps Concerning a Theft or Infidelity in the #Punjab Hill State of Dada-Siba.
A Feud, shown on Right, takes the Couple to Stand Before a Plinth where the Wife Pleads her Case for the Local Raja to Judge.
#IndianHeritage #Art #Heritage #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings
#Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Guler #himachalpradesh #india #punjab #indianheritage #art #heritage #paintings #indianminiaturepaintings
1st Day of 2023 & it is a Lazy Sunday.
#DelhiWeather has Taken a Dip, with Cold Winds Blowing Across #Delhi.
So, Staying Indoors & Playing #Chaturanga
This #BoardGame is 1st Known (Originated in India) from 6th Century AD #GuptaEmpire of North #India & is Common Ancestor of #Chess Xianqqi of #China Janggi of #Korea Makruk of #Thailand & Shoji of #Japan
This c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at Rijksmuseum #Amsterdam
#DelhiWeather #delhi #chaturanga #boardgame #guptaempire #india #chess #china #korea #thailand #japan #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #amsterdam #IndianHistory #AncientIndia #paintings #culture #heritage
So, it is a #Caturday on #YearEnder2022 today too!
And, the Woman & the #Cat Chase Continues.
'A Woman Chasing a Cat Thief who has Run Away with her Pet Parrot'.
c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills) from the collection of John C & Susan L Huntington collection sold by Christie's on 14th September 2022.
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #Bird #Birds #IndianCulture #IndianHistory #Paintings #Art #History #Heritage #Himalayas #Painting #India
#caturday #yearender2022 #cat #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting #Kangra #himachalpradesh #punjab #indianminiaturepaintings #bird #birds #IndianCulture #IndianHistory #paintings #art #history #heritage #himalayas #painting #india
'The Birth of Evil'.
This stunning c1730 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting was made by #Manaku, the younger brother of #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills)
By 1730 Manaku had moved to the Kingdom of #Basohli (in #Jammu now) where he made this #Painting
His #Paintings integrate #HinduMythology #MughalArt & Folklore of the #Himalayan States
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHistory #Hinduism #Mythology #Heritage #History #Hindu #Religion #India #Art #Himalayas #IndianCulture
#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 #IndianCulture
'The Birth of Evil'.
This outstanding c1730 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting was made by #Manaku, the younger brother of #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hills).
By 1730, Manaku had moved to the Kingdom of #Basohli in #Jammu now where this #Painting was made.
His #Paintings integrate #HinduMythology #MughalArt & the Folklore of the #Himalayan States.
#IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianHistory #Hinduism #Mythology #Heritage #History #Hindu #Religion #India #Art #Himalayas
#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