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A Couple (Lovers) Celebrating #Diwali (Festival of Lights) with Firecrackers.

c1800 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra or #Mandi #HimachalPradesh and now at British Museum

#HappyDiwali to all those celebrating today

#FestivalsOfIndia #IndianHeritage #Religion #ArtHistory #IndianHistory #Art #Heritage #Hinduism #Paintings #Ramayana #Festival #ArtOfTheDay #MastoArt #Histodons

This c1790 ad #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh from the family workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler depicts the Musical Mode 'Natanarayan #Raga'

Now at Rietberg Museum, this was last displayed at their 2024 exhibition " #Ragamala : Images for all Seasons"

#shivratri2025
#Hindu God Lord #Shiva

#Hinduism #Religion #artoftheday #IndianHeritage #IndianFestivals #Art #Heritage #Paintings #History #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #Himalayas

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

'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

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

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

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

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

Applications invited for a #BabySitter for tonight

Getting ready to go out for dinner, but then, my son....

c1800 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh now at National #Museum #NewDelhi

A Child Holds a Mirror while his Mother Applies 'Bindi' to her Forehead

#Art #IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Histodons #Painting #IndianCulture #MastoArt #Heritage #History #Paintings #Museums #Artist

#Punjab Hill State in the #Himalayas

#Entertainment #Delhi

Ok guys, 'Dinner Time'.

As my wife cooks super, I have time to share this c1800 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #Punjab Hill State now #HimachalPradesh & now in the collection of Jagdish & Kamla Mittal #Museum of Indian Art, #Hyderabad #India

BTW, today is #InternationalMuseumDay too.

#Art #Paintings #ArtOfTheDay #Museums #Artist #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #IndianHistory #Heritage #Museums #Entertainment #Painting

Paan at Pandey's Paan at North Avenue, #NewDelhi

Pandey's Paan, established in 1943, is official supplier of Paan to the residences of the President & Prime Minister of #India

Paan is an #Indian after-meal mouth freshener & helps keep the body cool in this searing heat.

'Two young men seated, one offering paan"

c1700 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh now at #Museum of Fine #Art, Boston.

#Artist #IndianHeritage #Histodons #MastoArt #Heritage #Painting #History

Sage Narda at the Hermitage of Sage Valmiki Requesting him to write the Story of the #Hindu God Lord #Rama
Thus, he wrote the #Ramayana

c1825 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh now at National #Museum #NewDelhi #Delhi #India

Happy #RamaNavami (Birth of Lord Rama) to those celebrating today

#IndianHertitage #Art #Religion #Hinduism #IndianMythology #IndianHistory #Paintings #Artist #MastoArt #Histodons #Painting #Celebration #History #Heritage #Museums