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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

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

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)

#IndianHistory #Mastodons #Art #Heritage #IndianHeritage #Paintings #Recreation #MastoArt #Himalayas #ArtOfTheDay #History

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

#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 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

#Hindu Goddess #Durga fights the Bull Demon #Mahishasura as #Mahishasuramardini in this c1750 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh (#Nainsukh #artist family)

#DurgaPuja #Navratri #ChaitraNavratri #HinduNewYear

Navratri ushers in the New Hindu Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year 2082 (also known as Vikram Samvat)

#ArtHistory #Celebrations #IndianHeritage #Hinduism #IndianHistory #artoftheday #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #History #Heritage #IndianMythology

'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

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

Happy #FathersDay to me & all other Fathers on #Mastodon

So, this lovely c1790 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of Raja Goverdhan Chand of #Guler #HimachalPradesh with his Daughter by #Artist #Nainsukh & now at #Chandigarh #Museum & #Art Gallery

#IndianHeritage #Painting #Entertainment #Celebration #IndianHistory #Heritage #MastoArt #Histodons #History #ArtHistory #Paintings #Museums #Punjab #Himalayas

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

My #Mother & Me in 1820 CE (ha!)

'A Woman in Red with a Child who holds a Now

This #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh from the #EdwinBinney3rd collection is now at San Diego #Museum of #Art USA

This #Painting is by #Artist Chhajju, who was the grandson of #Nainsukh of #Guler popularly known as Leonardo da Vinci of #India

Happy #MothersDay to everyone
#happymothersday #IndianHeritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #IndianHistory #Heritage #Entertainment #Paintings

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

'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

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

Today #India celebrates #Mahashivratri #Festival, which is the day when #Hindu God #Shiva got married to Goddess Parvati

From the workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh this c1790 #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra of Natanarayana #Raga will be on view from 20 Sept 2024 at #Museum Rietberg's exhibition '#Ragamala: Images for all Senses' #IndianClassicalMusic

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #IndianMythology #Hinduism #Art

A #Nayika sitting outdoors under a #Mango Tree smoking #Hookah writes a letter to her lover

As the #SummerSeason begins, soon the markets in #Delhi #NewDelhi will be full of the King of #Fruits #Mangoes

This c1850 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kangra or #Guler #HimachalPradesh sold by Roseberys Ltd of #London

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

#Punjab Hill State of the #Himalayan Region

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

As #Delhi pollution 'improves' from 'severe' to 'very poor' & Government has allowed plying of vehicles, its time for 'A Leisurely Ride' as in this c1740 CE #Pahari #Painting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh of Mian Mukund Dev of #Jasrota #Jammu & his singer lady Amal

Mukund Dev is wearing a yellow robe in honour of the #Spring festival of Vasant

This #IndianMiniaturePainting is now at Victoria & Albert #Museum

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

Villagers gather around a Fire on a Winter Night.

The man in the centre appears to be Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota #Jammu but is disputed by the late B N Goswamy, the world famous #Art historian.

c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Indian #Museum #Calcutta #Bengal

Today #India celebrates #Lohri to mark end of the #WinterSeason by sitting around a fire.

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Hindu & #Sikh #Festival

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

B N Goswamy, 90, doyen of #Pahari #Art, passed away this morning
His demise leaves behind a void, a vacuum which won't be filled soon

His favourite:
'The Trumpeters'
c1740 CE, by #Nainsukh of #Guler, #HimachalPradesh who made this at #Jasrota, #Jammu (#Punjab Hills)

Now at British #Museum

"The painting depicts seven musicians...holding Pahari horns with long pipes known as turhi...their postures, costumes, hands & faces
and, their instruments introduces dynamism & vibrancy to the moment"

One of the earliest works by the celebrated #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh this c1760 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting of "Diwali Celebrations at a Court" is now at British #Museum

#Diwali comes from #Sanskrit 'Dipa' (Lamp) & 'Avali' (Rows).

Its celebration marks the beginning of the Indian #NewYear, Samvat 2080.

#IndianHeritage #History #Art #MastoArt #IndianHistory #IndianMythology #Paintings #Museums #Painting #Punjab Hill State #Heritage #India

c1820 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Guler #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh from Doris Wiener collection sold by Christie's for US$ 56,250
'Samyoga: #Love in Union: Radha & Lord #Krishna on a Swing'

The animated couple is observed by a group of frozen onlookers.
The contrast between the #Hindu God & His Lady and the onlookers is beautifully captured in this #Art by a master probably from the #Nainsukh family

#India #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Hinduism #History #MastoArt #Heritage

'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!
#art

#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

'A Royal Lady Stands beneath a Flowering Tree'.
c1780 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting by artist Nikka of #Chamba #Punjab Hills.
Now at Jagdish Mittal collection at #Hyderabad

Nikka was the son of master artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh and is known as the Leonardo da Vinci of #India

#Art #Museums #IndianHertitage #IndianHistory #Himalayas #Paintings #MastoArt #Heritage #History #Painting #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Museum #Trees #Flowers #Nature #IndianCulture

Friends, today is:
#InternationalDanceDay #WorldDanceDay

So, Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota #Jammu (#Himalayan #Punjab State) #India Watches a #DancePerformance by a Male Dressed as a Female.

This c1750 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting is by #Artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh & now at Victoria & Albert #Museum London.

#Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #IndianMiniaturePaintings #Himalayas #Paintings #Entertainment #Music #Dance #Artwork #MastoArt

The wedding season begins in India.
So, my daughter comes visiting me from London. The flight arrives early morning tomorrow and I am so excited to be seeing her after almost a year.
Daughters are special!
So, this takes me to this 1790 AD #Pahari #Painting by one of the best Indian artist #Nainsukh of #Punjab Hill States.
'Raja Goverdhan Chand of #Guler #HimachalPradesh with his Daughter'.
This painting is now at Government Museum #Chandigarh
#Art #Heritage of #India

From #Sothebys sale of 23rd Oct, 2019 this circa 1780 AD #Pahari painting from #Guler or #Kangra #HimachalPradesh attributed to a master artist of First generation after #Nainsukh and #Manaku.
Catalogued at £200,000 to £300,000, realised price is not known.
According to W G Archer, 'One of the greatest achievements of Kangra Paintings.
"The Evil King Kamsa attacks the Wedding Procession of his sister Devki.
@sanjayuvacha @AnnaliisaStudies @ranasafvi

@sanjayuvacha @ranasafvi @AnnaliisaStudies.
c1740 #Pahari painting from #Jasrota or #Guler #HimachalPradesh by artist #Nainsukh, now in #VictoriaAndAlbertMuseum, #UnitedKingdom
Prince Mian Mukand Dev riding with #Musicians as his favourite singer #Amal looks back lovingly, with romance brewing on this wintery night.
ENJOY THIS PAINTING WHILE LISTENING TO THE YouTube video attached.
Outstanding
Watch "Sadma - Surmayee Ankhiyon Mein Nanha Munna Ek Sapna De Ja Re" on YouTube https://youtu.be/V5qMS-K8eYY