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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

c1715 AD unpublished #IndianMiniaturePainting of the #Mughal ruler #Farrukhsiyar, (r.1713-19) by #Artist Kalyan Das (#Chitarman II ) is on Sotheby's sale today, March 24, 2026 (est. £8000-12,000).

This rare #Painting by Chitarman, mostly associated with Farrukhsiyar, represents an important bridge between classical 17th cent. Mughal painting traditions & evolving 18th cent. painting styles.

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

'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

A 19th century Wood-Carved figure of #Ravana from #Bali #Indonesia now at British #Museum London

On #Dussehra today, the Victory of the Good over the Evil

#TheGoldenRoad #HappyDussehra #Ramayana

#IndianHeritage #IndianMythology #History #Art #ArtOfTheDay #MastoArt #Histodond #History #Heritage #IndianHistory #Religion #Hinduism #FestivalsOfIndia #ArtHistory #HinduismAbroad #Museums

An 18th century intricately carved image (of Ivory) of #Ravana from South India and now at British Museum

Wishing a #HappyDussehra to those celebrating

#RavanaDahan #Ravanaprabhu #Dussehra #DussehraCelebration

Dusehra is a #HinduFestival which is celebrated by the #Hindus to mark the victory of Good over Evil. It was on the day that the Demon King Ravana was defeated by #Hindu God Rama

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#Hindu God His wife Parvati & sons #Ganesh, Kartikeya and Nandi the Sacred Bull

c1745 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Victoria and Albert #Museum, London

Probably from the family workshop of #Nainsukh & #Manaku (?)

#ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #Hinduism #IndianHistory #Art #IndianMythology #Painting #ArtOfTheDay #MastoArt #Histodons

A Walk in the Rain

As #Delhi records the wettest August in 13 years, Prince Amar Singh of #Udaipur #Mewar takes a walk in this c1690 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #RajNagar #Rajasthan now at Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art USA

#Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Painting #artoftheday #ArtHistory #Museum #Heritage #History #Histodons #climatechange #climatecrisis #Paintings #Museums #NewDelhi #India #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #DelhiRains #MonsoonSeason

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

A Romantic Tryst during a Thunderstorm

A Noble Lover Scales the Wall of a Palace to his Mistress' Balcony as her Guards Sleep below

Late 18th century #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kota #Rajasthan sold by Bonhams (23rd October 2018)

#DelhiRains #India #IndianHeritage #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #IndianHistory #Paintings #artoftheday #Artist #Painting #Heritage #ArtHistory #History #Entertainment #Monsoons #Rain #Romance

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

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

Lord #Krishna & the Cow Herders Return on Cow-dust on a #WorldMilkDay in this c1775 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra (#Punjab Princely Hill State) attributed to the #Artist #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh #India

This #Painting is from a Bhagavata Purana series now at Harvard Art #Museum, USA

#Art #Heritage #IndianHistory #ArtHistory #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Paintings #Museums #Religion #Hinduism #Hindu #IndianMythology #Literature

'An Indian Dancing Girl' from #Faizabad #Awadh with #Hookah

1772 CE #Painting by #Artist Tilly Kettle, the first prominent British artist to operate in #India

From the Paul Melon collection now at Yale Center for British #Art USA

Now watching #HeeraMandi which premieres on #Netflix is the story of these 'Nautch Girls' & the struggle for #Indian Independence from the #British rule

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Paintings #BritishInIndia #Heritage #Histodons #History #Entertainment

'Dancing Villagers' on #InternationalDanceDay

April 29th is celebrated as International Dance Day

This c1730 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting is by #Artist Pandit Seu (1680-1740) of #Guler #HimachalPradesh (#Himalayan #Punjab)
Pandit Seu was the father of the famous artists #Manaku & #Nainsukh

This #Painting is now at #LACMA Los Angeles County #Museum of #Art USA

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #Museums #History #Heritage #Paintings #Dance #Entertainment #Himalayas

A Lady on a Swing

#GoodMorning everyone from #Delhi
A very pleasant morning as #DelhiRains

This c1800 CE delicately executed #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Punjab Hills is in the style typical of 2nd generation #Artist from the #Nainsukh & #Manaku family from #Guler #HimachalPradesh

This #Painting from the collection of Toby Falk was sold by Christies for £18,900 on 27th Oct 2023.

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Histodons #History #Heritage #Art #MastoArt #Spring #India

Bhakti Movement's Saint cum Poet Guru Ravidas (1267-1335 AD) at work as a Shoemaker

#Ravidas greatly influenced the #Sikh #Religion & his compositions are found in the #GuruGranthSahib the holy book of #Sikhism

c1800 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by a Master #Artist of 1st generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at #Museum Rietberg, Zurich

#RavidasJayanti #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons
#Punjab Hill State #India

Lord Rama finally defeats the 10-Headed Demon King of #SriLanka, #Ravana
This story is the culmination of the great epic #Ramayana the sacred book of the #Hindus

This day is celebrated as #Dussehra & is being observed today

This c1780 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler, #HimachalPradesh of 'The Great Battle between Lord #Rama & Ravana' is now at the National #Museum of #India at #NewDelhi

#IndianHeritage #IndianMythology #Art #MastoArt #Paintings #Religion #Hinduism #History

This is how this place looks like now.
Sad, neglected but still withstanding the

#mehrauli #mughals #heritage #mughal #monument #delhirains #monsoons #newdelhi #delhi #india #IndianHeritage #history #monsoon

#DelhiRains
At 126 millimetres, it is the wettest July-day in 20 years!
Floods, traffic jams, uprooted #Trees, electrocution deaths etc, #Delhi has it all (so much for calling #India a #G20 nation).

In this c1820 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh now at #Museum of Fine #Arts Boston 'Radha & #Krishna Shelter from the Storm'.

#Artist: 1st generation after #Manaku & #Nainsukh

#IndianHeritage #Hinduism #Religion #Art #IndianHistory #History #Heritage

So, #Monsoons in full force in #India & #DelhiRains have thrown life out of gear.
But, lovely sight too!

Which brings me to this c1815 AD #CompanyPainting #IndianMiniaturePainting of #Mehrauli Jharna during the #Monsoon & now at #MuseumOfIslamicArts #Doha #Qatar

Mehrauli in #NewDelhi is one of the oldest parts of #Delhi dating back to 6th century & is also known as Mehrauli Archaeological Park.

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #BritishInIndia #Paintings #History #Heritage #Museums #Rains

'Ladies in a Landscape'having a well deserved blast on #InternationalWomensDay2023 in this c1750 AD Provincial #MughalArt #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Farrukhabad #Awadh #UttarPradesh to be auctioned by Christie's on 22nd March 2023.
Estimated: US$ 15,000-20,000.

#India
#WomensDay #IWD2023 #IndianMiniaturePaintings #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Mughal #Art #Painting #History #Heritage #Paintings #Mughals #InternationalWomensDay @_L1vY_