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  1. On Bonhams upcoming sale on May 21, this c1760 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting attributed to #Artist Fattu or a follower of #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh of 'Lord #Krishna & Gopis (Cow-herders) Forcing their way out of the Mouth of the Snake-Demon Aghasura and Killing it'.

    An illustration from the large #Basohli Bhagvata Puran.

    Estimated price £100,000-150,000.

    #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianMythology #Religion #Hinduism #IndianHistory #Hertage #History #MastoArt #Histodons

  2. 'Battle of the Kites'

    c1760 CE exceptional #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting (style of Muhammad Faqirullah Khan) from #Farrukhabad #India from the personal collection of Prince & Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan sold by Christie's on Oct 28, 2025 for £165,100

    #MakarSankranti

    #IndianHeritage #History #ArtHistory #Paintings #Art #Heritage #IndianHistory #Festival #Entertainment #KiteFestival #artoftheday #Histodons #MastoArt

  3. 'Ladies with Fireworks on a Terrace'
    c1730 CE #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kishangarh #Rajasthan from the collection of Prince & Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan to be auctioned by Christie's on 28th October, 2025, estimate £80,000-120,000.

    #HappyDiwali (Festival of Lights) to all those celebrating today.

    #Art #Diwali #Festival #Painting #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #ArtHistory #indianmythology #IndianFestivals #ArtOfTheDay #History #Heritage #Religion #Hinduism #Histodons #MastoArt

  4. The Sothebys sale of 30th April 2025 presents a rare opportunity to acquire a c1760 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting with exceptional provenance & exhibition history attributed to the celebrated #Pahari #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh

    Estimate £40,000-60,000

    'Raghunath Pathania, a Holy Man'

    #IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #ArtOfTheDay #Painting #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Punjab Hills #India #Paintings

  5. A Sunday!
    And, that time of the week to relax and be with the family

    This c1800 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh (#Punjab Hill State) #India of a 'Man Playing Piggy- back with his Child as his Amused Wife Looks Away' is now in the James Ivory collection

    #Art #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #SundayVibes #IndianHeritage #History #sundayfunday #Sunday #Painting #Heritage #artoftheday #MastoArt #Histodons

  6. 'The lightning is restless as it flashes in the turbulent clouds.
    The peacocks announce the mating of earth & sky with their shrill cries.
    All lovers meet in the month of Shravana- so then why forsake me my love?'

    So goes the footnote to this c1820 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh #India on Bonhams auction of 20 March 2025

    #HappyWomensDay2025 #WomensDay

    #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #History #Heritage #Paintings #Himalayas

  7. Agony of a Dejected Lover
    ( #Hindu God Lord #Krishna)

    c1780 #Pahari folio from Gita Govinda attributed to a 1st Generation Master after #Artist #Nainsukh from #Kangra or #Guler #HimachalPradesh #India on Sothebys upcoming sale on 20th March 2025

    Estimate £300,000-500,000

    Composition based on #Raga Gujjari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)

    #IndianMiniaturePainting #IndianClassicalMusic #History #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #ArtHistory #Art #Painting #Hinduism #Religion

  8. An #IndianMiniaturePainting so beautiful that it is someone's screen saver!

    (It IS the famous #ArtHistory specialist William Dalrymple's)

    #Hindu God Lord #Shiva tests His Archery Skills while riding the Nandi Bull

    This astounding c1825 AD #Pahari #Painting from #Guler or #Chamba #HimachalPradesh #India is now at Indian #Museum #Kolkata

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Religion #Hinduism #Himalayas #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Heritage #IndianMythology #Punjab Hill State #ArtOfTheDay

  9. The Manifestation of Sadashiva

    c1820 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra now at Bhuri Singh Museum #Chamba #HimachalPradesh

    The inscriptions identify the Heads of #Hindu Lord #Shiva as (l to r): Ishana, Tattvapurush, Sadyojata, Anghora & Vamadev of which Vamadev is more widely known worldwide as associated with Kama Sutra

    Today is #Shivratri, His Wedding with Parvati

    #Hinduism #Religion #IndianMythology #IndianHistory #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History

  10. The excessively heavy rains during the past couple of days have washed away many roads in the #Himalayan State of #HimachalPradesh #India making it difficult to travel by road

    So, this person in a basket is being raised towards a cliff-top village in this 19th century #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Cary Welch collection sold by Sotheby's on 31st May, 2011

    #IndianHeritage #Paintings #Art #ArtHistory #IndianHistory #Himalayas #MastoArt #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Histodons

  11. Courtly Ladies (12) & a Child Gather at a Fountain in a Lush Landscape in this c1770 CE #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Farrukhabad #Awadh #India now at The Metropolitan #Museum of #Art USA
    #TheMet

    A Tree with Ripened #Mango Fruit (the King of Fruits) can be seen on the right

    #IndianHeritage #MastoArt #IndianHistory #Histodons #Painting #Heritage #History #ArtHistory #Artist #artoftheday #Paintings #Entertainment #LeisureTime

  12. Gambhira #Raga

    (Not navigating the rain-water logged roads in #Delhi after the #DelhiRains)

    From a c1790 CE #Pahari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting by a Master of the first Generation of #Artist after #Manaku & #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh from the “Second Guler Ragamala series” now at #Museum Rietberg, Zurich

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #ArtHistory #Heritage #History #Paintings #artoftheday #IndianClassicalMusic #MastoArt #Histodons #Museums

  13. Finally #DelhiRains & some respite from the sweltering heat (humidity continues to be very high)

    In this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from the large #Guler #HimachalPradesh or #Basohli #Jammu Bhagavata Purana attributed to #artist of 1st Generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku 'Lord #Krishna & Gopies Shelter from a Storm'

    Sold by Christie's on March 20 for $50,500

    #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #Hinduism #climatechange #Histodons #MastoArt #climatecrisis #paintings #ArtHistory

  14. On my birthday today I got many gifts

    But, not the White Hawk which is being presented here by two courtiers to a seated Raja in this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Punjab Hills #Jammu sold by Lyonand Turnbull on June 12 for £47,701 (Mildred Archer collection)

    #IndianHeritage #Art #Artist #Painting #Heritage #IndianHistory #History #Mastoart #Paintings #Mastodons #arthistory #Celebration #BirthDay

  15. So, many coalition political parties in #India are not happy with the distribution of the #Cabinet Portfolios & are discussing the matter with the new Government here in this c1680 CE #Pahari Shangri II #Ramayana #IndianMiniaturePainting from Bahu, #Jammu now at The Metropolitan #Museum (on loan from National Museum, #NewDelhi)
    '

    #Art #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Artist #Histodons #MastoArt #History #Heritage #Paintings #Museums #Religion #Hinduism #Painting #Politics

  16. Family time on a #Sunday

    A man plays Piggy-back with his child as his amused wife looks away, probably thinking 'Boys will be Boys'

    This c1800 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh is now in the James Ivory collection
    Kangra is a former #Punjab Hill Princely State located in the #Himalayas

    #SundayVibes #IndianHeritage #Art #Artist #MastoArt #Histodons #Heritage #Paintings #IndianHistory #ArtHistory #History #Entertainment #Painting

  17. As the #Delhi Heat Wave continues with temperatures close to 50°c, drinking Beer may not be the solution, @up but yes, 'Lassi' (Butter Milk) may be.

    In this c1825 CE #Pahari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Bhuri Singh #Museum #Chamba #HimachalPradesh a 'Woman Churns Curd' to make Butter Milk

    The Churning sound is compared to the #IndianClassicalMusic mode #Raga 'Ragaputra Sarang'

    #Artist #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #Indianheritage #History #Painting #Heritage

  18. As the #DelhiHeatWave shows no sign of abetting with the temperature in #Delhi crossing an astonishing 52°c yesterday, 'Nose-Bleed' becomes common for those who are working outdoors like in this c1700 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Bhuri Singh #Museum, #Chamba #HimachalPradesh #India

    Stay hydrated friends, after all, what a good can of beer is for?

    #Art #Artist #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #history #MastoArt #Histodons #ClimateChange #climatecrisis #Paintings

  19. #HappyNowruz

    Today is the New Year of the Parsees, the followers of #Zoroastrianism #Religion whose ancestors originally came to #India from #Persia #Iran in the 7th & 8th centuries AD

    Here #Mughal Emperor #Jahangir celebrates the #PersianNewYear of #Nowruz in this c1617 CE #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting attributed to #Artist Manohar from the St. Petersburg Album now at the Russian Academy of Sciences

    #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Histodons #MastoArt

  20. Let's go fly a #Kite on #MakarSankranti (today) also known as #Uttarayan when the Sun transits from the #Zodiac of #Sagittarius to #Capricorn marking the end of winters

    Flying kites is a part of celebrations as Lord #Krishna does in this c1775 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Datia now at #Asian #Art #Museum (#Smithsonian)

    What fascinates me more is the fact that ancient Indians #Hindu had immense knowledge of #Astronomy

    #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Hinduism #Painting #Heritage #History

  21. Home to about 15% of the world's population, #Mountains host around 50% of the world's biodiversity hotspots

    To promote a healthy development in the mountains, 11th December is celebrated as the #InternationalMountainDay

    So, this 19th century #Pahari #Painting of the nomadic Gaddi family, found in the #Himalayan region of #HimachalPradesh & #JammuAndKashmir

    Now at Salar Jung #Museum, #Hyderabad

    #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Art #IndianCulture #History #Himalayas #Heritage #TribesOfIndia

  22. As the Poppies in my garden take root, I am reminded of this 17th century #Mughal or #Deccan or #Kishangarh #Rajasthan exquisite floral study of a 'Double Flowered Poppy' from the Edith & Cary Welch collection sold by @Sothebys for £82,550 on 25th October, 2023.

    #Art #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Paintings #IndianHeritage #MastoArt #Painting #FloweringSeason #Flowers #Flora #Poppies #Gardening #Photography

  23. As the Poppies in my garden take root, I am reminded of this 17th century #Mughal or #Deccan or #Kishangarh #Rajasthan exquisite floral study of a 'Double Flowered Poppy' from the Edith & Cary Welch collection sold by @Sothebys for £82,550 on 25th October, 2023.

    #Art #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Paintings #IndianHeritage #MastoArt #Painting #FloweringSeason #Flowers #Flora #Poppies #Gardening #Photography

  24. As the Poppies in my garden take root, I am reminded of this 17th century #Mughal or #Deccan or #Kishangarh #Rajasthan exquisite floral study of a 'Double Flowered Poppy' from the Edith & Cary Welch collection sold by @Sothebys for £82,550 on 25th October, 2023.

    #Art #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Paintings #IndianHeritage #MastoArt #Painting #FloweringSeason #Flowers #Flora #Poppies #Gardening #Photography

  25. #GoodMorning post from #India.

    'A #Nayika at her Toilette'.

    c1690-1700 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Mankot (#Ramkot) near #Jammu now at Walters #Art #Museum, #Baltimore, #Maryland, #USA.

    The 'Takri' inscription on top reads 'Pari Mangalam' (Auspicious in every Respect) or 'Paga Mangalam' (Auspicious Foot).

    Have a great day ahead, everyone.

    #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianCulture #History #Paintings #Heritage #Museums #Painting #MastoArt #ArtOfTheDay #JammuAndKashmir

  26. Today is #Navroz2023 #PersianNewYear an ancient non #Islamic #Festival still celebrated in #Iran with fervor.

    As most of the followers of #Zoroastrian #Religion live in #Mumbai #Bombay #India it is also celebrated here with a public #Holiday to enable #Parsees (as they are known here) to celebrate the #Festival

    This c1620 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting by Manohar II of #Navroz Darbar of #Mughal Emperor #Jahangir from Cary Welch collection now at #Harvard Library

    #Art #IndianHeritage

  27. A Weekend!

    Getting ready for the day.

    c1720 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Mankot #Ramkot in #Jammu #India now at The Metropolitan #museum of #art USA (The MET).

    'A #Nayika at her Toilette'.

    Attributed to a master artist of 'Swirling Skies' (2 centuries before #VincentVanGogh attempted this style).

    #IndianHeritage #mastoart #history #heritage #IndianHistory #painting #museums #paintings #Himalayas #JammuAndKashmir

    Good morning @pvonhellermannn and everyone
    Have a great weekend.

  28. One of the most beautiful #Paintings on #Flowers this c1630 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Dara Shikoh Album now at British Library #London

    Dara Shikoh was the son of ruler #ShahJahan of #Agra

    Attributed to artist Muhammad Khan, this #Mughal #Art depicts six different species of flowers.

    (Soon, #Delhi #NewDelhi will look like this, with the #FloweringSeason in full bloom.)

    #India #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Painting #Heritage #History #Mughals

  29. One of the most beautiful #Paintings on #Flowers this c1630 AD #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Dara Shikoh Album now at British Library #London

    Dara Shikoh was the son of ruler #ShahJahan of #Agra

    Attributed to artist Muhammad Khan, this #Mughal #Art depicts six different species of flowers.

    (Soon, #Delhi #NewDelhi will look like this, with the #FloweringSeason in full bloom.)

    #India #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Painting #Heritage #History #Mughals