#IndiaInPaintings

Glimpses of India through #Paintings.
Handled by @IInscriptions

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The Kailasha or Kailashanatha temple is one of the largest Indian rock-cut ancient Hindu temples located in the Ellora Caves, Maharashtra.
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James Fergusson's 19th century drawing of the temple.

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Raja Prithviraj Chauhan (Rai Pithora) ~The warrior king of #ChauhanDynasty.

He controlled much of the present-day Rajasthan, Haryana & Delhi; and some parts of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh. 

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Sambhaji Bhosale (14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689) was the second ruler of the #MarathaKingdom. He was the eldest son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the #MarathaEmpire.

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Maharana Pratap (9 May 1540–19 January 1597), was the 13th king of Mewar, a region in north-western India in the present day state of Rajasthan.
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Kusha (Kush) ruled the entire region of Kashmir, Indus River and Hindu Kush as frontier lands of India known as Hindu Kush Kshetra and founded the city of Kashmir in the valley.
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#LavKush
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Wishing a very #HappyNavratri to one and all.

Durga (Sanskrit: दुर्गा; Bangla: দুর্গা), meaning "the inaccessible" or "the invincible", is the most popular incarnation of Devi and one of the main forms of the Goddess Shakti in the Hindu pantheon.

#Hinduism

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Wishing all of you a very #HappyNavratri.

Goddess Durga, fighting the
Buffelo Demon Mahishasura.

Date: 18th century.
"Guler School of Art".
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Tributes to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his death anniversary, founder of the #MarathaEmpire.

c.1680-1687:: Portrait of #ShivaJiMaharaj.
Now in the #BritishMuseum.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle, founder of the #MarathaEmpire.

By- Raja Ravi Varma.

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C.1828s: A painting depicting a Mahratta Light Horseman.
#MarathaArmy

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@DalrympleWill 2nd Anglo Sikh war ends #OnThisDay in1849 with annexation of #Punjab by #EastIndiaCompany
From @NAM_London, portrait of Gen. Sir John Hunter Littler, c1848, who, having won the 1st war, was the head command of #Lahore.
#Sikhs #Khalsa #Kohinoor @jhowesuk @amanmadra

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The observatory at Delhi. #JantarMantar, built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur.

C.1808:: Painting by Thomas Daniell and William Daniell.

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C. 1878:: Water color painting of #VijayaStambha, Chittore, Rajasthan.

By Indian Artist Ghulam Ali.
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Painting depicting " Krishna and Balarama are seated in a chariot driven by Akrura. They are leaving their home of and travelling to Mathura to fight Kamsa. The gopis crowd around the chariot, clutching at the wheels, attempting to halt their departure.
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The Kailasha or Kailashanatha temple is one of the largest Indian rock-cut ancient Hindu temples located in the Ellora Caves, Maharashtra.
#UnescoWHS
#IndiaInPaintings

James Fergusson's 19th century drawing of the temple.

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C.1815:: Water Colour Painting of "Fort and the city of Kali Kumaon, Champawat.
#Champawat was the former capital of the #KumaonKingdom.

By Hyder Young Hearsey.

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View of the Fort at Kalinjar, Uttar Pradesh.

c.1814:: Water-colour, by Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821).

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The Mehrangarh Fort or Jodhpur Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, built by Rao Jodha in 1459.

c.1890- Water Colour drawing by G.F. Lamb.

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The Mehrangarh Fort or Jodhpur Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, built by Rao Jodha in 1459.

c.1890- Water Colour drawing by G.F. Lamb.

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Bhagwan Ram going into battle.
c.1775-1795.
Pahari school Chamba style painting.
Now in the #BritishMuseum.

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A manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra, fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, recorded in the #Mahabharata.

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Maharaja Chhatrasal (1649-1731) was a warrior king from the #BundelaClan, who fought against the Mughal Empire, and established his own kingdom in #Bundelkhand.

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In Assam, Bengal & Odisha, #Holi coincides with the #DolPurnima or #DolJatra.
This festival is dedicated to Sri Krishna. On this auspicious day, an idol of Krishna, richly adorned & besmeared with colored powder is taken out in procession.

C.1820's Painting depicting #DholYatra.

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Once again wishing all of you a very Happy & Colourful #Holi.

Painting depicting "Krishna and Radha surrounded by women who are playing musical instruments and throwing coloured powder at them.

Rajasthan School, early 19th century. #HappyHoli
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