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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

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

Vinesh Phogat aims for Gold at #Paris2024 #Paris2024Olympic but gets disqualified as she's found to be 100 grams overweight!

'Wrestlers', c1680 CE Raga Malava #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Basohli #Jammu or #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) now at Ashmolean #Museum UK

#VineshPhogat #olympics2024 #Wrestling #IndianHeritage #IndianClassicalMusic #Art #Painting #artoftheday #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #MastoArt #Histodons #Music #Entertainment #ArtHistory

A Noble Maiden in Solitary Contemplation beneath a Tree by a Stream

Late 18th century #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bikaner #Rajasthan sold by @bonhams1793 on 5th June

Is it a 'Shalabhanjika', the mere touch by a maiden causing a barren tree to fruit? The origin of which lies in #Buddhist mythology with Queen Maya giving birth to #Buddha while standing under a #Mango Tree

Or, is it a #Ragamala #Painting (Garland of Melodies)?

#Art #Histodons #MastoArt #IndianHeritage #History #ArtHistory

#Hindu God Lord #Krishna Dancing before Radha, Female Musicians Standing by

c1780 CE Provincial #Mughal #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Awadh (?) depicting Vasanta Ragani sold by Bonhams on Oct 23, 2018 for £11,875

#IndianClassicalMusic #IndianHeritage #Art #artoftheday #Hinduism #Heritage #History #ArtHistory #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Histodons #Paintings #Religion #Music #Musicians

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

On #WorldMusicDay today, a #Nayika sings & plays her golden Vina, an Indian #MusicalInstrument

Todi Ragini #Raga
This illustration to a c1680 CE #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Deccan #India from the collection of Betsy Salinger was sold by Bonhams on 26th October 2022 for £25,000

#IndianHeritage #IndianClassicalMusic #Art #ArtHistory #Artist #History #MastoArt #Paintings #Histodons #IndianHistory #Music #Painting #artofmastodon #artoftheday #Heritage

As the #Delhi Heat Wave continues with temperatures close to 50°c, drinking Beer may not be the solution, @up but yes, 'Lassi' (Butter Milk) may be.

In this c1825 CE #Pahari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Bhuri Singh #Museum #Chamba #HimachalPradesh a 'Woman Churns Curd' to make Butter Milk

The Churning sound is compared to the #IndianClassicalMusic mode #Raga 'Ragaputra Sarang'

#Artist #Art #MastoArt #Histodons #Indianheritage #History #Painting #Heritage

A Nobleman Seated on a Swing, Surrounded by Female #Musicians

(I also spot my favorite fruit #Mango the King of Fruits)

c1750 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) from #Hyderabad #Deccan of Hindol #Raga will be on Bonham's auction tomorrow.

#Art #IndianHeritage #Artist #MastoArt #History #Fruits #Mangoes #Heritage #IndianHistory #Histodons #Entertainment #musicsocial #India #IndianClassicalMusic

'Vaitaliki Vidya' is the gentle art of waking up the master in the morning with #Music

Water bucket or alarm clock not required!

This c1680 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianClassicalMusic from #Basohli #Jammu or #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh is now at Ashmolean #Museum UK

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

Thunderstorm in #Delhi
Many of us got caught in the #DelhiRain

A girl flees to her house during the storm & is received by an older woman in this c1760 CE #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting of Madhu Madhavi #Ragini from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) now at Victoria and Albert #Museum London

#DelhiRains #Music #Art #IndianHeritage #IndianClassicalMusic #Paintings #Artist #MastoArt #Histodons #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Painting #Museums #India #Weather #RainyDay #MughalArt

Today is #WorldHealthDay2024

Therefore, this c1680 CE #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Basohli #Jammu or #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh #India of 'Royal Wrestlers' from a #Ragamala evoking the #Raga Malawa from the repository of Ashmolean #Museum UK now on view The Metropolitan Museum #Art USA exhibition 'Indian Skies: Howard Hodgkin Collection of #Indian Court #Paintings'

#IndianHistory #IndianHertitage #Artist #Histodons #Heritage #History #MastoArt #Museums #IndianClassicalMusic #Music

50 works of #Art from #Museum Rietberg, #Zurich will be available for public viewing from 20 Sept 2024 to19 Jan 2025 at their exhibition "#Ragamala : Images for all Senses"

Ragamala: Garland of Melodies of #IndianClassicalMusic

Like this c1756 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting evoking the #Monsoon #Raga (#Music Note) Madhu Madhavi #Ragini from Malpura #Rajasthan #India

#IndianHistory #Paintings #Histodons #Artist #IndianHeritage #MastoArt #Painting #Museums #History #ArtHistory #Heritage #Rain

March is the best month to be in #Delhi and, the month ends!

Flowers all over just as in this c1775 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bundi or #Kota #Rajasthan of Mukhari Ragaputri daughter of Malkaus #Raga from the Horst Metzger collection now at #Museum Rietberg Zurich & to be on view frm Sept 20, 2024 at their exhibition Ragamala : Images for all Senses

#Ragini (Singer) #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #IndianClassicalMusic

Around 50 #Paintings from #Museum Rietberg, Zurich will be available for public viewing from 20th Sept 2024 to 19th Jan 2025 at their exhibition "#Ragamala : Images for all Senses"

Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) is the unique depiction of #IndianClassicalMusic in #Art forms

Like this c1775 CE Todi #Ragini #Raga from #Golconda or #Bijapur in #Deccan #India

#Museums #Painting #Music #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Heritage#Artist #Histodons #History #MastoArt #IndianCulture #Animals

Oh, have I been able to wash off the #Holi colours off my face after a wild #HoliCelebration?

A Vilaval #Ragini from an 18th century #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Sirohi #Rajasthan #India seems to wonder in this #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #Painting from the Toby Falk collection sold by Christies Inc. on 27th Oct 2023

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage #Histodons #History #Art #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #MastoArt #Artist #Festival #Celebration #HoliFestival

#Raga #Chandra The Moon God

c1680 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Basohli in #Jammu or #Nurpur in #HimachalPradesh (both erstwhile #Himalayan #Punjab Hill States)

In #Hinduism #IndianMythology Moon has a special place.
Even our recent #MoonLanding is named #Chandrayaan (Moon Vehicle)

Such #Paintings from #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) uniquely depict #IndianClassicalMusic in #Art forms

#GoodNight

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #Music

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

#GoodMorning everyone.
Have a great day ahead.

Getting ready for the day like in this c1790 CE #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Jaipur #Rajasthan of Devagandhari #Ragini from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) series from the collection of Toby Falk sold by Christies for £10,710.

#IndianClassicalMusic #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #Art #Painting #Music #MastoArt #ArtOfTheDay

Monday was a tiring day for me.
So, I am off to bed early tonight.
#GoodNight everyone.

And, that is not me in this c1680 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from Malwa or Bundelkhand in Central #India from the collection of one of the greatest #Art #Historian of our times Toby Falk, sold by Christies on 27 Oct 2023.
From a #Ragmala (Garland of Melodies)

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #History #Artist #Histodons #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #MastoArt #Ragamala #Paintings

Dressing up for an important meeting.

c1700-1710 CE #Pahari #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kullu, #HimachalPradesh #India now at Victoria and Albert #Museum, London (purchased from Michael Rothenstein in 1953 for £300).

From an illustration to the Vagala #Raga #MusicalMode.

#GoodMorning everyone.

#IndianHeritage #Art #Paintings #IndianHistory #Heritage #History #Museums #IndianClassicalMusic #IndianCulture #Music #Painting #ArtOfTheDay

Lecherous Peeping Tom!

c1827 AD #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kotah #Rajasthan sold by Bonhams on 23rd September 2020.

'Maharao II Observes his Lover Bathing'.

The lover is aware of his sneak-a-peek from his reflection in the mirror.

This #Painting is an adaptation of the #IndianClassicalMusic 'Purva Raga' #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) musing on the love-play between Lord #Krishna & Radha.

#Art #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Heritage

#GoodMorning everyone.
@pvonhellermannn

A rare & early #Rajput painting from #Bundi #Rajasthan now at Metropolitan #Museum of #Art (The MET) USA.

This c1680 AD #Rajasthani #IndianMiniaturePainting of a #Nayika 'Bathing & Ornamenting herself before her meeting with her Lover' is from a #Ragamala series (Garland of Melodies) titled 'Vilaval Ragini'.

#IndianHeritage #IndianClassicalMusic #Heritage #History #Paintings #Museums #IndianHistory #Heritage #Music

#GoodMorning @pvonhellermannn and everyone else.
Have a great day ahead.

Morning excercise like #Yoga is very important to remain healthy.

My appeal:
1 hour of excercise a day,
Keeps the doctor Away!

c1700 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bilaspur or #Chamba #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies of #IndianClassicalMusic ) now at Ashmolean #Museum UK

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

#GoodMorning @pvonhellermannn and everyone else

Stay healthy & have a great day

Morning excercise like #Yoga is very important to remain healthy.

My appeal:
1 hour of excercise a day,
Keeps the doctor Away!

c1700 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bilaspur or #Chamba #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies of #IndianClassicalMusic ) now at Ashmolean #Museum UK

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

#GoodMorning @pvonhellermannn and everyone else

Stay healthy & have a great day

'Maiden at her Toilette'.
c1720 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Bilaspur #Punjab Hills #HimachalPradesh now at Victoria & Albert #Museum, #London

This #Painting represents the Devagandhari #Ragini from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies series) of #IndianClassicalMusic

#GoodMorning @pvonhellermannn @anirvan @AceArsenault @evan @ncoca @CiaraNi

#IndianHeritage #India #Art #MastoArt #Heritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Museums #Painting #MusicProduction #Music #IndianCulture

'A Maiden at her Toilette'.

c1775 AD Provincial #Mughal #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Golconda #Deccan #India from the Doris Weiner collection sold by Christie's

This #MughalArt #Painting from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) series depicts 'Ramkali #Ragini #IndianClassicalMusic

'A Lady runs her hands through her hair while looking into a mirror'.

#GoodMorning everyone.
Have a great day.

@pvonhellermannn #IndianHeritage #Art #MastoArt #IndianHistory #Music #History #Heritage #Paintings

Vaitaliki Vidya is the art of waking up the master early morning with #music.

c1780 AD #pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Basohli in #jammu or #Nurpur in #HimachalPradesh now at Ashmolean #Museum

This #painting is from a #Himalayan #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies).

#india #IndianHeritage #IndianClassicalMusic #IndianHistory #art #museums #history #heritage #mastoart #paintings #

Good morning @pvonhellermannn and everyone.
Have a great day ahead.

'Desakh Raga'
An #IndianClassicalMusic Mode

c1775 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting from a #Rajput #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) from #Bundi #Rajasthan #India now at Kapoor Galleries #USA

Ragamala #Paintings draw inspirations from human experiences & visualise them in #Art forms.
Found in #IndianCulture only, where #Music & #MusicalModes are represented by a #Painting

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Culture #History #Heritage #MastoArt

@pvonhellermannn @Jyoti @anirvan

'A Woman stands under a #Mango Tree'.
From a c1751 AD #Rajput #Rajasthani #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) #IndianMiniaturePainting from Pratapgarh#Rajasthan from the #EdwinBinney collection now at #SanDiego #Museum of #Art
This is 'Kaiseri' #Ragini & incidentally 'Kaiseri 'is a popular variety of a Mango too, very sweet & juicy fruit, not my favourite though!

#IndianClassicalMusic #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Art #MastoArt #IndianCulture #Museums #Paintings #Fruit #Painting #Music #India

#Summer #Season

#Delhi #NewDelhi & #DelhiNCR Records Temperatures of over 45°c.

To Beat the #DelhiHeatWave Drink plenty of Fluids like Butter Milk (Lassi).
It is Prepared by the Churning of Curd, whose Sound is Compared to a #Musical Mode 'Ragaputra Sarang' #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) like in this c1725 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Bhuri Singh #Museum #Chamba #Punjab #HimachalPradesh #India

@pvonhellermannn
#Art #MastoArt #IndianHertitage #IndianCulture #Paintings #History

#Summer #Season

#Delhi #NewDelhi & #DelhiNCR Records Temperatures of over 45°c.

To Beat the #DelhiHeatWave Drink plenty of Fluids like Butter Milk (Lassi).
It is Prepared by the Churning of Curd, whose Sound is Compared to a #Musical Mode 'Ragaputra Sarang' #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) like in this c1725 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting now at Bhuri Singh #Museum #Chamba #Punjab #HimachalPradesh #India

@pvonhellermannn
#Art #MastoArt #IndianHertitage #IndianCulture #Paintings #History