#pahari — Public Fediverse posts

Ladies Playing #Chaupar (forerunner of #Chess which was invented in #India around 300 BC)

c1800 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting in #Basohli #Jammu style from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh now at British Museum, London.

On #InternationalChessDay (20th July)

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Fear not, I am here!

c1725 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #HimachalPradesh or #Jammu #India sold by Sothebys on 28th Sept. 2024

#HanumanJanmotsav #HanumanJayanti2025
(Birth Anniversary of #Hindu Monkey-God Lord #Hanuman) is being celebrated today

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Radha & #Hindu God #Krishna meet in secret at night in a roof-top garden pavilion

From a 'Baramasa' series

Baramasa (12 months) is a subject that illustrates the sensitive emotions of lovers depicted in a cycle of poems describing months of the year

This c1790 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh or #Garhwal will be on Bonhams auction on May 21, estimate £8000

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'Four Women Play a #Game of #Chaupar in this c1800 AD #Pahari painting from #Basohli #Jammu & now at British #Museum London.

Pachisi is similar to Ludo & has been played in #India since the 'Painted Grey' period (1200BCE to 600BCE).
It is the main plot of #Mahabharata

Another legend tells us of a King who had 2 trained mice 'Sundri & Mundri'. The king would distract his opponent by telling tales. He would then utter the mice names who would move the pieces without his opponent noticing!
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A lovely c1830 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Garhwal #UttraKhand (ex #Punjab Hill State) of 'A Prince and his Consort Entertained with a Nautch (#DancePerformance) #Painting on Christie's auction of 23rd March 2022 for US$ 20,000-30,000.

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