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  1. From the family workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler (#Punjab Hills) #HimachalPradesh this c1790 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of the 9th #Sikh Guru #TegBahadur ji from the Prahlad Bubbar collection.

    On His martyrdom by beheading on this day (24th November) in 1675 CE at #Delhi on orders of the #Mughal ruler #Aurengzeb for his refusal to convert to Islam.

    #IndianHistory #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianReligion #Sikhism #Religion #History #Heritage #Paintings #ArtOfTheDay #Painting #MastoArt

  2. A handsomely carved 3rd century AD grey schist of Avalokiteshvara #Bodhisattva identified by the seated #Buddha Amitabha in his turban headdress from the #AncientIndian region of #Gandhara now in #Afghanistan #Pakistan is coming up for auction by Bonhams #Paris on 12th June 2023, estimate €100,000-150,000.

    #India #AncientIndia #IndianHertitage #IndianReligion #IndianHistory #Religion #Buddhist #Heritage #Art #History #Buddhism #IndianCulture #IndianReligions