Interested in history, art, people, culture. I am not a historian and never studied history beyond school.
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Jaipur musical festival,
ca 1790, Amber school.
Salar Jung Museum, Hyd
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Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
1st century BCE
© Met museum
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Raas Leela, Murshidabad, Late 18th C; At Indian Museum, Kolkata; My click;
“Raas leela is an external expression of divine leela which takes place in the heart of each and every individual, between the finite and the universal soul.” -SwamiVivekananda
SharadPurnima - The night of Raas
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Mahabharata series, depicting the assembly of the Kauravas and Pandavas before the blind king Dhritarashtra
Gouache and gold on paper
School of Purkhu
Kangra,
circa 1820-30
Offered for sale, London, Nov 2026
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
bonhams.com/auction/32278/lo…
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Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji seated under a tree beside a raging fire, Punjab, perhaps by the artist Kehar Singh (1820–1882), circa late 19th century. This rare Sikh painting and many others will be available for auction in November via @bonhams1793
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Hiranyagarbha (Golden Cosmic Egg), by Manaku, c. 1740, Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi
© Wikimediacommons
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Siddha Lakhsmi with Kali,
Pahadi painting (Basholi ?), 17th cen,
Brooklyn Museum
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Visarjan (Vijaya Dashami)
By Gaganendranath Tagore
ca 1915
Subho Vijaya Dashami
Navaratri Day 10
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The Production of Kashmir Shawls
Signed by Bishan Singh (1836 – c.1900)
Amritsar,
1875-76
Offered for sale, London, Nov 2026
Estimate: £120,000 – £180,000
christies.com/en/lot/lot-661…
Bishan Singh is widely regarded as the leading Sikh artist of the 2nd half of the 19th century
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"In the 16th century, Tulsidas (1511-1623) wrote the Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi. To popularise the text and make it immersive, he and his disciple, Megha Bhagat, initiated the very first folk enactments (Lilas) in Varanasi around 1625."
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#Dussehra celebrations described as ‘Ram Leela Mela as performed at Ram Nugur before the Raja of Benares’ by James Prinsep, 1834. work with @britishlibrary #Art #History #HappyDussehra @PunjabiRooh @ssharadmohhan @DalrympleWill @Kautilya02 @swativashishtha @dpanikkar
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A RARE painting showing Shiva with Durga. 🔱
Durga & Parvati, are the manifestations of Adi Shakti.
c. 1750 ce by WG Archer. 🎨🖌️
Notice the Pahadi Style dress.
#Dussehra #Vijayadashami
#Dussehra celebrations described as ‘Ram Leela Mela as performed at Ram Nugur before the Raja of Benares’ by James Prinsep, 1834. work with @britishlibrary #Art #History #HappyDussehra @PunjabiRooh @ssharadmohhan @DalrympleWill @Kautilya02 @swativashishtha @dpanikkar
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RAGAMALA SERIES: A man mounting a horse held by a groom is identified as SINDHU RAGAPUTRA OF SRI RAGA BILASPUR, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1750 Claudio Moscatelli Collection, London. @Kautilya02 @DalrympleWill @PunjabiRooh @ssharadmohhan @IndiaArtHistory
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Goddess Durga destroying the buffalo demon, 9th/10 th cen CE
Kashmir/ Himachal Pradesh
© Cleveland Museum
Subho Saptami
Navaratri Day 7
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A Horse and Three Grooms
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper
Attributed to the painter Mukhlis
India, Mughal
Circa 1575-90
"The reverse with Mughal Royal Library inspection notes, ownership seals and further inscriptions in black and red ink"
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Maa Durga,
19th cen,
Punjab hills, possible Mankot
©V_&_A
Subho Sasthi
Navratri Day 6
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Devi: The Great Goddess
Smithsonian: Dancing Bhadrakali Adored by the Gods.
the Tantric Devi series. India, Punjab Hills, Basohli, ca. 1660-70. Lent by a private collection on loan to Museum Rietberg, Zurich. @Kautilya02 @ssharadmohhan @PunjabiRooh @IndiaArtHistory @dpanikkar
18 armed Goddess #Durga on a Tiger/Lion from the Devi Mahatmya, 18th cen #Pahari. Several deities gather to offer their blessings. pic frm Princeton University Art Museum #Art #History #Navratri @PunjabiRooh @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @Kautilya02
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British official Tom Raw at a #DurgaPuja by Sir Charles D'Oyly, 19th century.
Notice the dancers mughal inspired costumes. Also notice the attendant of Tom Raw. 😊
