c1750 AD #Rajput #Painting by artist Nihal Chand of the romantic #Folklore of the romance between #BaniThani & Raja Savant Singh of #Kishangarh #Rajasthan now at Philadelphia Museum of Art #USA

Such was the love the Raja had for his mistress Bani Thani that he gave up the throne of his kingdom & retreated to the forest with her.

For those who watched #TheCrown on #Netflix would recall a similar episode, when, in 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson.

#India #Heritage #Art