@hemantsarin

Interested in history, art, people, culture. I am not a historian and never studied history beyond school.

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Jaipur musical festival, ca 1790, Amber school. Salar Jung Museum, Hyd @ssharadmohhan @IndiaArtHistory @Kautilya02 @PunjabiRooh
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Goddess who bestows riches, probably Sri Lakshmi, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal 1st century BCE © Met museum @ssharadmohhan @IndiaArtHistory @PunjabiRooh @Kautilya02 @monidipadey @swativashishtha @JAjafri @punarutthana @Pupulmimi @ghosh_gopali @kamlesm
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Raas Leela, Murshidabad, Late 18th C; At Indian Museum, Kolkata; My click; “Raas leela is an external expression of divine leela which takes place in the heart of each and every individual, between the finite and the universal soul.” -SwamiVivekananda SharadPurnima - The night of Raas
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Mahabharata series, depicting the assembly of the Kauravas and Pandavas before the blind king Dhritarashtra Gouache and gold on paper School of Purkhu Kangra, circa 1820-30 Offered for sale, London, Nov 2026 Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000 bonhams.com/auction/32278/lo…
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Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji seated under a tree beside a raging fire, Punjab, perhaps by the artist Kehar Singh (1820–1882), circa late 19th century. This rare Sikh painting and many others will be available for auction in November via @bonhams1793
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Hiranyagarbha (Golden Cosmic Egg), by Manaku, c. 1740, Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi © Wikimediacommons @ssharadmohhan @PunjabiRooh @Kautilya02 @IndiaArtHistory @swativashishtha
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Siddha Lakhsmi with Kali, Pahadi painting (Basholi ?), 17th cen, Brooklyn Museum @ssharadmohhan @IndiaArtHistory @PunjabiRooh @Kautilya02 @monidipadey @swativashishtha
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Visarjan (Vijaya Dashami) By Gaganendranath Tagore ca 1915 Subho Vijaya Dashami Navaratri Day 10 @ssharadmohhan @IndiaArtHistory @PunjabiRooh @Kautilya02 @monidipadey @swativashishtha
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The Production of Kashmir Shawls Signed by Bishan Singh (1836 – c.1900) Amritsar, 1875-76 Offered for sale, London, Nov 2026 Estimate: £120,000 – £180,000 christies.com/en/lot/lot-661… Bishan Singh is widely regarded as the leading Sikh artist of the 2nd half of the 19th century 1/6
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"In the 16th century, Tulsidas (1511-1623) wrote the Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi. To popularise the text and make it immersive, he and his disciple, Megha Bhagat, initiated the very first folk enactments (Lilas) in Varanasi around 1625." google.com/search?q=Ramleela…
Hemant@hemantsarinOct 20
#Dussehra celebrations described as ‘Ram Leela Mela as performed at Ram Nugur before the Raja of Benares’ by James Prinsep, 1834. work with @britishlibrary #Art #History #HappyDussehra @PunjabiRooh @ssharadmohhan @DalrympleWill @Kautilya02 @swativashishtha @dpanikkar
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A RARE painting showing Shiva with Durga. 🔱 Durga & Parvati, are the manifestations of Adi Shakti. c. 1750 ce by WG Archer. 🎨🖌️ Notice the Pahadi Style dress. #Dussehra #Vijayadashami
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#Dussehra celebrations described as ‘Ram Leela Mela as performed at Ram Nugur before the Raja of Benares’ by James Prinsep, 1834. work with @britishlibrary #Art #History #HappyDussehra @PunjabiRooh @ssharadmohhan @DalrympleWill @Kautilya02 @swativashishtha @dpanikkar
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Jignasa@calijignasaOct 18
RAGAMALA SERIES: A man mounting a horse held by a groom is identified as SINDHU RAGAPUTRA OF SRI RAGA BILASPUR, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1750 Claudio Moscatelli Collection, London. @Kautilya02 @DalrympleWill @PunjabiRooh @ssharadmohhan @IndiaArtHistory
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Kasauli • 1912 punjabirooh.substack.com/p/k…
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Goddess Durga destroying the buffalo demon, 9th/10 th cen CE Kashmir/ Himachal Pradesh © Cleveland Museum Subho Saptami Navaratri Day 7 @ssharadmohhan @PunjabiRooh @IndiaArtHistory @Kautilya02 @MonaADhar @monidipadey @swativashishtha
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A Horse and Three Grooms Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper Attributed to the painter Mukhlis India, Mughal Circa 1575-90 "The reverse with Mughal Royal Library inspection notes, ownership seals and further inscriptions in black and red ink" christies.com/en/lot/lot-644… 1/2
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Maa Durga, 19th cen, Punjab hills, possible Mankot ©V_&_A Subho Sasthi Navratri Day 6 @ssharadmohhan @IndiaArtHistory @swativashishtha @monidipadey @PunjabiRooh @Kautilya02
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Devi: The Great Goddess Smithsonian: Dancing Bhadrakali Adored by the Gods. the Tantric Devi series. India, Punjab Hills, Basohli, ca. 1660-70. Lent by a private collection on loan to Museum Rietberg, Zurich. @Kautilya02 @ssharadmohhan @PunjabiRooh @IndiaArtHistory @dpanikkar
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18 armed Goddess #Durga on a Tiger/Lion from the Devi Mahatmya, 18th cen #Pahari. Several deities gather to offer their blessings. pic frm Princeton University Art Museum #Art #History #Navratri @PunjabiRooh @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @Kautilya02
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British official Tom Raw at a #DurgaPuja by Sir Charles D'Oyly, 19th century. Notice the dancers mughal inspired costumes. Also notice the attendant of Tom Raw. 😊
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