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  1. After the heavy #DelhiRains water has seeped into the burroughs of #Reptiles, forcing many of them to come out.
    Yesterday a #Cobra was found lurking at #WilliamDalrymple farm at #Mehrauli #NewDelhi #Delhi

    So, a #MastoArt #Toot #Painting

    c1775 AD #Deccani #DeccaniSchool #Art #IndianMiniaturePainting of a 'maid removing a snake which unknowingly entered a palace as her bewildered lady watches anxiously'.

    From #Bijapur #Deccan #India now at British Library #London

    #IndianHeritage #Paintings

  2. 'Prince Muhammad Sa'id Hunting' with his Attendants Murad & Darvishi and a faithful #Saluki #Dog
    While Sa'id is an unknown historical figure, the inscriptions identify his title as 'Naqshbandi' signifying this Nobleman as a leader of the #Sufi #Islamic tradition.

    This 1715 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Deccan #India fetched $ 63,000 in Christie's auction on 22March 2023.

    #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Heritage #History #Paintings #DeccaniSchool #Painting

  3. An outstanding c1645 AD #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting with #Mughal influence of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah of #Bijapur #Deccan #India & his #African Prime Minister Ikhlas Khan

    This #Painting from Howard Hodgkin collection now at Ashmolean Museum #UnitedKingdom is as much a Portrait of a Prized Royal #Elephant as of its Distinguished Riders.

    #AfricansInIndia #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings #DeccaniSchool of #Art
    #History #Heritage #Animals #IndianCulture