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Finally, as weather changes, it is that time of the year when the entire city becomes a big, colorful garden. Blooms, especially of all shades are all over.

Now at this c1775 AD from
'Four Women in a Palace Garden'.

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Blessings needed, leaving for an important engagement.

BTW, in & & parts of , Elders still Bless the Younger by Patting on their Heads like in this 1692 AD by Ibrahim from now at .

'A Lady & her Duenna', a page from a dispersed Rasikapriya (Lovers Breviary).

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The best Podcast on in is &'s , a on

However, in this c1800 AD, 'Two Princes Seated on a Terrace alongwith Attendants with Flywhisks' finally agree that it is AFTER Sheldon Cooper's '' ().

from on a Christie's sale.

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'Two Women Conversing at a Window'.
(Possibly discussing & admiring my & ).

c1775 AD from now at Harvard Museums USA.

This style painting was gifted to the by John Kenneth Galbraith the Canadian American Economist and a former US Ambassador to

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, a festival in & marks the transition of the Sun from the of to .

Since the Sun is regarded to have moved from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern, the day today is dedicated to the

This c1800 AD from now at Victoria & Albert Museum 'Surya in His Chariot'.

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c1750 AD Painting from now at Museum of Fine Arts

This Tantrik is unusual. There are four Deers, arranged in a concentric circle in such a way that only One head is sufficient to depict.

can be viewed from any direction!

Such were popular in &

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This large, imposing & a very finely painted portrait of a is a rare & important

An interesting inscription reads 'The Monkey Husaini, Gift of Nawab Daud Khan'

Made c1700 AD at , this was from the Cary Welch collection sold by Bonhams for £70,000.

Daud Khan was a courtier of the Prince Mu'azzam (later Ruler Bahadur Shah-1) who presented this painting to the queen of Ruler Amar Singh.

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Two Ladies, a and a Parrot on a once again.

Helped by a friend who has managed to grab the leg of the , a lady springs up stick in hand trying to restrain a Cat from attacking her Parrot.

A beautiful c1775 AD from or now at British Museum

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begins in but the has put a damper on travel plans once again.
International travellers are few & many are seeing very few

See for yourself, in this c1800 from a major how very few Figures are Seated under a Terrace & Promenading by a City Wall.

painting sold by Bonhams.

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Oh where have you gone?

(Sun-God) still Lurks Around with all His Might in His Chariot (Surya Rath) Drawn by the Seven-Headed Horse Driven by 's Elder Brother Aruna as the Charioteer.

It still feels Autumn in


c1775 AD from on Bonhams sale of 18 May 2022.


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Oh where have you gone?

(Sun-God) still Lurks Around with all His Might in His Chariot (Surya Rath) Drawn by the Nine-Headed Horse Driven by 's Elder Brother Aruna as the Charioteer.

It still feels Autumn in


c1775 AD from on Bonhams sale of 18 May 2022.


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'A Goddess with a Female Saint & Acolytes'.
An unusual & important c1675-1725 AD or Painting from C. Welch coll sold by Sotheby's

It is suggested that the artist moved from in to sometime in c1700 AD. Also has influence of & styles.
The face of Goddess, Crown, some of the male figures further suggest a connection.

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Maharaja Raj Singh of in Procession with Members of his Court.
Junia was a small State located near in Central

c1700 AD now at The Metropolitan Museum.

By artist Nihal Chand, who worked for the in the final years of the 17th century.

Raj Singh is seated in a Howdah atop an & attended by a young Prince on a Horseback & members of his court.
Glimpses of his soldiers carrying banners are seen below.

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Maharana Raj Singh 1 of watches an fight.

c1750 AD now at Freer Sackler Museum (Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art)

Raj Singh, born 1629, ruled Mewar from 1652 to 1680AD & participated in the against the
Earlier, Raj Singh had ignored the request of prince for help in securing Aurangzeb's succession bid for the throne of

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Maharana Raj Singh 1 of watches an fight.

c1750 AD now at Freer Sackler Museum (Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art)

Raj Singh, born 1629, ruled Mewar from 1652 to 1680AD & participated in the against the
Earlier, Raj Singh had ignored the request of prince for help in securing Aurangzeb's succession bid for the throne of

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Four on a

This c1720 AD from is inspired by the 'Book of Dreams'.
Written in Vedas, Upnishads & Puranas in circa 100 BCE, this Book is about the interpretation of dreams related to God's, auspicious or inauspicious.

Opaque pigments heightened with Gold on paper.

This was sold by Christie's for US$ 3,000 in online sale of 25th Oct. 2016.

of

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As the future of looks bleak, I have decided to 'Gallop' back to
And, this ' Nobleman on a Horseback with a group of Lancers' is galloping somewhere too in this c1810 AD from which was in a Bonhams auction of 28th October 2022, estimated to sell around £2500-3500.
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As the future of looks bleak, I have decided to 'Gallop' back to
And, this ' Nobleman on a Horseback with a group of Lancers' is heading somewhere too in this c1810 AD from which was in a Bonhams auction of 28th October 2022, estimated to sell around £2500-3500.
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'Carrot and Stick' is what comes to my mind when I see this c1850 AD possibly of 'Maharana Sarup Singh, Standing Holding a Sword and a Floral Wand'.
Maharana Sarup Singh ruled in from 1842 to 1861.
This painting was sold by Bonhams on 7th June 2022 for £3,825.
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'Carrot and Stick' is what comes to my mind when I see this c1850 AD possibly of 'Maharana Sarup Singh, Standing Holding a Sword and a Floral Wand'.
Maharana Sarup Singh ruled in from 1842 to 1861.
This painting was sold by Bonhams on 7th June 2022 for £3,825.
of .

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