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Bare-footed Mughal courtier paying respects to Lord #Ganesha on a terrace. 18th cen from Christies. Couldn't manage a better quality download. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi. #Art #History #GaneshChaturthi @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @Chemburstudio @IndiaArtHistory

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Sisters Indira & Amrita Shergill in #Paris 1931 photographed by their father Umrao Singh Shergill, a philosopher photographer & aristocrat. #History #Art #Photography @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @YungBhujang @Kharagket @JasKand @SirPentapotamia @ranveersiiingh @swativashishtha

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Possibly the earliest or amongst the earliest photos of the #QutabMinar , #Delhi . Baron Alexis de La Grange & a cousin visited India frm 1849-51. The photos clicked were arranged in an album in 1851 after their return to #France . pic courtesy Getty #History #VintagePhotography 1/2

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View of a House built by Claude Martin at Lucknow, 1790. As per description given in The Pictorial Lucknow, 1883 this house had rooms which were below the water level where Martin used to reside during summer & moved to the upper level during monsoons. #Art #History #Oudh ...1/2

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Galtaji is an ancient temple complex near #Jaipur having several reservoirs. It is at a higher than ground level & the temples are dedicated to many Gods. Left 1872 pic by Colin Murray & Right present day pic from internet. #Art #History #Rajasthan @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @arvjpr

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#Sikh ex-soldier with grandson or son employed by the Uganda Railways around 1890 for policing the railway line. pic frm an article by @harjinderkanwal #History #Punjab #ImmigrantsMatter @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @amaanbali @JasKand @SirPentapotamia @PunjabiRooh

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Lavishly attired Emperor Bahadur Shah II ( #Zafar ) seated on a chair with lion claw feet, on a terrace. A river/lake in the distance. 1850 from @britishmuseum #Art #History #Mughal @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @PropitiousOn3O @iamrana @mukhoty @quizzicalguy @gpsgoraya

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River Yamuna in it’s heydays. Festivities on the River #Yamuna , 1825 #Delhi from @SDMA . Large number of boats, elephants, natives, sepoys, a European & a looming Red Fort. #Art #History @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @iamrana @JungNihang @PropitiousOn3O @DelhiHeritage

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Group of Nihangs, #Amritsar 1905. Traditionally attired & armed, see the chakrams. A man in western dress on extreme right. pic from @RCT #History #Punjab #VintagePhotography @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @amaanbali @JasKand @SirPentapotamia @ssharadmohhan @PunjabiRooh

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View from the top of Humayun’s Tomb, 1860s Samuel Bourne. The circular intersection seen here in front of the west gate is a square. pic V&A, recent pic on right from internet. #Art #History #Delhi #VintagePhotography @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @JAJafri

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Arjan Singh worked in a sugar plantation in Argentina when WWI broke out. He traveled to Britain to fight the war & was made Jemadar #History #LestWeForget #Sikh #Punjab @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @JasKand @RamblingSingh @SirPentapotamia @amaanbali @PunjabiRooh ..1/2

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Gateway to the Falaknuma Palace #Hyderabad 1888 Raja Deen Dayal. The palace was built with Italian marble & tempered timber with beautiful stained glass windows & sprawled over 32 acres. Now restored & a luxury hotel @TajFalaknuma #History @DalrympleWill @iamrana @ssharadmohhan

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Prince Ghulam Mohammed youngest son of #Tipu Sultan. Around 1854 he visited Britain to try & convince the Govt for pension for the family who had been removed forcibly to Calcutta after Tipu’s death & were destitute. 6 yrs later a one time grant of £500000/- was approved #History

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Mosque at #Pilibhit (L) by Thomas Daniell around 1802. A few years later a Dutch artist copied this on a beautiful Delftware plate (R). pics courtesy L @britishlibrary & R @AllahabadMuseum #Art #History #Allahabad @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @PunjabiRooh 1/2

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Mohanlal, son of Tara court painter at Udaipur, did not follow his father’s footsteps but took up photography. Discovered this old photo of Tripolia Gate #Udaipur by Mohanlal frm Lyon&Turnbull. His own photo frm @metmuseum Both 1880s or so. #History #VintagePhotography #Rajasthan

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Jean Francois Allard, Maharaja Ranjit Singh's French general, married Bannu Pan Dei from Chamba in March 1826. In 1834 Allard took his family to France & in 1835 married Bannu once again in St. Tropez in a French civil ceremony. Bannu Pan Dei (L)& Allard & family in Lahore (R)

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A portrait of the Sufi saint Khawajah Mu'in al-Din Cheshti of Ajmer seated on a terrace, Delhi circa 1860 unknown artist. pic courtesy Bonhams #Art #History #SufiThursdays @Sufism #Ajmer #Rajasthan @DalrympleWill @gpsgoraya @PropitiousOn3O @iamrana @theheritagelab @ssharadmohhan

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A water carrier (Bhishti) changed the history of India. Humayun was trying to escape from the forces of Sher Khan at Chausa & while trying to cross a river his horse drowned. Nizam a water carrier helped him cross the river on an inflated animal skin water bag #Art #History ..1/2

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Sikhs soldiers doing Shabad Kirtan outside their billets, Le Sart, France, 24 July 1915 from @britishlibrary #History #WW1 #LestWeForget #VintagePhotography #Punjab #Sikh @YungBhujang @Kharagket @JasKand @ranveersiiingh @SirPentapotamia @RamblingSingh @ssharadmohhan @priyaatwal

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Some Troops from India who went to fight #WW1 carried their traditional utensils. Images of ‘Lotas’ found in #France left by soldiers from #Punjab with their names inscribed #History @Kharagket @JasKand @ranveersiiingh @SirPentapotamia @RamblingSingh @PunjabiRooh @sialmirzagoraya

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Thread. Swords of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. 1st one made of iron inscribed inside hilt Akal Sahai Ranjit Singh Lahore. Blade has an engraved silhouette depicting Maharaja. pic frm Mullocks #History #Punjab #Sikh ...1/3 @JungNihang @Kharagket @ssharadmohhan @PropitiousOn3O @JasKand

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S.S. Minnesota arrives in Seattle, Washington 23 June 1913 with scores of immigrants from undivided India - Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims - many from #Punjab pic from @OrHist ..1/2 #History #ImmigrationMatters @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @amaanbali @JasKand @SirPentapotamia

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Sita shies away from Lord #Hanuman believing he is Ravana in disguise, from the #Ramayana translation in Persian got done by Akbar. Mughal 1594 from David Collection #Art #History #TuesdayMotivation @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @theheritagelab @JAJafri @PropitiousOn3O

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Learning the alphabets during #British #Raj . A for Ayah, B for Butler, C for Coolie, D for Dhobie ... rhyming too on each page ! Go thru the thread for all 26. 1900 from @PULibrary #History #Education @DrDevyaniGupta @PunjabiRooh @ssharadmohhan @Peachtreespeaks @DalrympleWill

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Maharaja of Kashmir had a Regiment of Baltis (from Baltistan) whose dress was adopted from the Scottish Highland Kilts & an unusual headgear. pic 1870-80 by Francis Frith frm SMB #History #VintagePhotography @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @PunjabiRooh @DaakVaak

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The Indian Mango Trick, 1873. I didn’t know about this. A mango seed is placed in the soil under a basket which is then covered with cloth. It is watered & again covered. After a while the performer removes the bask& takes out a mango plant ! #History #Entertainment #Tricks 1/3

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Gen Hari Singh Nalwa, Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s most able native commander, on an elephant with his retinue #Punjab 1825-35 from Toor Collection. Part of Empire of the Sikhs exhibn #Art #History #Sikh @DalrympleWill @JungNihang @Kharagket @amaanbali @ranveersiiingh @SirPentapotamia

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120 yr old Gurmukhi translation of Quran Sharif, believed to be the oldest Punjabi version of the scripture …1/2 #History #Punjab @YungBhujang @Kharagket @sialmirzagoraya @ssharadmohhan @SirPentapotamia @RamblingSingh @JasKand @PunjabiRooh @iamrana @mrehanasad79 @panjabdigilib

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Lord Krishna & Rukmini elope. Rukmini’s father had promised her in marriage to an unrighteous Prince & she begged #Krishna to steal her away from her family & make her his wife. 1780 #Garhwal School ...1/2 @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @ranveersiiingh #Art #History

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Shuja-ud-Daula Nawab of #Oudh with his 4 sons & EIC officials Robert Barker, Capts Cockerell & Harper & Maj William Davy the Persian interpreter (in native dress) #History #Art #Lucknow @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @PropitiousOn3O @ranveersiiingh @mukhoty @iamrana 1/2

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Labour from India, incl #Sikhs , lined up to collect their pay. They were employed in the construction of the #Panama Canal. 1913 frm PCMC #History #VintagePhotography #ImmigrantsMatter @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @JasKand @SirPentapotamia @RamblingSingh @ssharadmohhan

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Nose Reconstruction in 1790s ! Cowasjee, a Mahratta & a bullock driver with the British army in Third Anglo-Mysore War, whose nose & one hand were cut off while prisoner of Tipu Sultan the nose then being reconstructed using a flap of skin from the forehead #History #Medicine 1/3

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The wrestler brothers - Gama Pehalwan (Ghulam Mohammad Baksh 1878-1960) & Imam Baksh Pehalwan (1883-1977). Both received patronage in various royal courts. After partition the family settled in Lahore. #History #Wrestling

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A Sikh travelling salesman selling ties and scarves. 1930 Britain. pic courtesy TimeLife. #History #Photography #Diaspora @JungNihang @gpsgoraya @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @amaanbali @SirPentapotamia @ssharadmohhan @PropitiousOn3O @DalrympleWill @JasKand

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Prince Ripudaman Singh of #Nabha , later Maharaja of Nabha with State Officials 1903 from @RCT He was exiled for not supporting & towing the British line, died in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu in 1942 #History #Punjab #Sikh @DalrympleWill @JungNihang @JasKand @Kharagket @ssharadmohhan

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Arrival of the Brides at Ayodhya, #Guler 1770-75. All the women in Dashratha’s palace hav gathered to welcome his four sons & their brides. Dashrath’s queens had not gone for the wedding & are seeing their daughters-in-law for the first time. #Art #History #Pahari #Ramayan ...1/2

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Rare photos of Jahanara’s Tomb in Nizammudin #Delhi . There were four steps to enter the tomb now only single step. L 1860 by John Edward Sache & R 1903 by Gertrude Bell, present day pic frm @ignca_delhi #History #VintagePhotography @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @mukhoty

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Interior of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, around 1854 - William Carpenter. Pic courtesy V&A Museum

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Kamadhenu, the wish-fulfilling cow, suckles Siva’s bull Nandi & the Devi’s tiger. This composite creature has body of a cow, the sumptuous tail of peacock, horns of a bull, the face of a woman & multicoloured wings ...1/2 #Art #Hinduism @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar

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Panoramic View of Mecca by Muhammad Abdallah who was commissioned by Sharif of #Mecca to depict the sacred monuments of his realm. It is amongst the earliest known accurate eyewitness record of the city. 1845 from @KhaliliOnline ...1/2 #Art #History @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan

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An extraordinary stringed musical instrument (in shape of peacock) made of wood, gilt, peacock tail feathers, wire. Acquired in #Lahore 19th cen with @britishmuseum . Haven’t seen anything like this before. #History #Music @DalrympleWill @katherineschof8 @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan

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Capt John Foote of the East Ind Co painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1761-65. The portrait and the original costume are at York Art Gallery.

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Yogi with seven Chakras depicted on his body which run from the pelvic floor to crown of the head : Muladhara, Svadhisthana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddha, Ajna & Sahasrara. 18th cen #Kangra from @NMnewdelhi #Art #Pahari #Yoga #Tantra @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar

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A Cloth Dyer aka Rangrez frm #Punjab (Lahore ?) early 19th cen frm Christies. Rich coloured dyed clothes on the line above. Dyers using only Indigo colour were called Nilari / Lilari, as per Ibbetson #Art #History @DalrympleWill @JungNihang @iamrana @Kharagket @JasKand @dpanikkar

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Sikh soldiers from #WW1 . 5000 photos were collected by Bob Smethurst out of rubbish bins during his 36 years as a dustman #History #LestWeForget #Sikh @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @sialmirzagoraya @SirPentapotamia @RamblingSingh @JasKand @priyaatwal @PunjabiRooh 1/2

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Court scene of Bahadur Shah Zafar, whisk bearers & 5 men on each side, two of them Europeans. I think Zafar’s two sons are the first ones on the left & right. 19th cen work with @sjmhyd #Art #History #Zafar @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @DelhiHeritage @dpanikkar

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Maharaja of #Jind , Ranbir Singh, had a crush on Olive Monolescue whose parents were Anglo-Romanian. Ranbir bought her for Rs.50,000/- & married her in 1900. She converted to #Sikhism & became Jaswant Kaur. The British never accepted Olive & she was never called Maharani. #History

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Two views of Hathi Pol (elephant gate) of the Man Mandir in the Fort of #Gwalior by Edwin Lord Weeks, 1880s. One shows men & elephant entering while other shows men & elephant exiting. pics from Christies #Art #History @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @gpsgoraya

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Joining the #Mango bandwagon, here’s a Girl Sitting Under a Mango Tree laden with ripe fruit. Parrots & squirrels having a go at the fruit. Adjusting her earring she awaits her lover. #Golconda 1670-80 pvt collection #Art #History #Deccan @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan

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Numerical Table in Chess invented by Maharaja Krishna Raja Wodiyar of #Mysore 1852. On this board of 64 squares named Poornataraculpaturroo numbers 1 to 64 are used once each & add up to 260 from any direction Frm Bonhams #History #Trivia @ssharadmohhan @ranveersiiingh @dpanikkar

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Maharaja Duleep Singh marble bust sculpted in Rome 1859-60 by John Gibson. Sold in 2007 by Bonhams for £1,700,000 (Rs.169,336,980) #History #Art #Punjab #Sikh @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @amaanbali @SirPentapotamia @JasKand @ssharadmohhan @DalrympleWill @VictorianWeb

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Group of Tibetans at Darbar Sahib, #Amritsar 15 Jan 1914 by Stephane Passet with Musee Albert Kahn #Art #History #Sikh #Punjab #Tibet @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @JasKand @SirPentapotamia @RamblingSingh @PunjabiRooh @sialmirzagoraya @JAJafri @ssharadmohhan @priyaatwal

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Cigarette Card showing ‘A Hindoo’ from the series Beauty of all Nations, 1899 by A. Baker & Co. Cigarette cards date back to the 1890s when manufacturers used to wrap cigarettes in paper and place a protective piece of card inside. pic courtesy NYPL

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Bejewelled Sikh Ladies in a bullock carriage, temple in the background, family on foot in front. 1874 frm @britishmuseum painted by Kapur Singh of Katra Ahluwalia, #Amritsar #Art #History #Punjab @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @PropitiousOn3O @JungNihang @Kharagket

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#Sikh gentleman wearing a rich yellow embroidered cloak, sitting on a terrace cradling a sword in his right arm. 1840 company school frm Bonhams #Art #History #Punjab @DalrympleWill @JungNihang @ssharadmohhan @Kharagket @iamrana @dpanikkar @PunjabiRooh @JasKand @IndiaArtHistory

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A party of #Sikhs . 13 Sikh men seated in front of tree with tent in the background, identified in an additional sheet. Some holding swords & shields. 1850 from @britishmuseum #Art #History @DalrympleWill @gpsgoraya @Kharagket @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @JungNihang @PropitiousOn3O

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Rulers of the Mughal Dynasty from Babur to Aurangzeb, with their Ancestor Timur in the centre. Early 18th cen from @KhaliliOnline ...cont 1/2 #Art #History @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @swativashishtha @theheritagelab @iamrana @PropitiousOn3O @Chemburstudio @JAJafri

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Red sandstone Jami Masjid in Mandu. It is said to be modelled on the Great Mosque at Damascus. Begun under Hoshang Shah Ghauri, it was completed in 1454 by Mahmud Shah Khilji I. coloured litho 1859 courtesy BL #Art #History #Mandu @JAJafri @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @mrehanasad79

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Woman smoking a cigarette, wearing a lavishly decorated sari & gold jewellery in her hair & neck, wrists & ankles. She holds her plaited hair over her left arm with a parrot sitting on her left shoulder. An ornate day bed is behind her. c.1810 pic courtesy BM #Art #CompanySchool

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A steam train engine on a floating pontoon on the river Jumna (Yamuna), near Kalpi (UP). 1886-87 from @britishlibrary #History #Railways #VintagePhotography @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @Peachtreespeaks @RailMinIndia @gsmgoraya @ArchaeoNomad @rangan_datta @AmitGuha2020

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Quest for the Lover in Moonlight, an illustration to Bihari's Sat Sai, 1790-1800 #Garhwal frm Christies. Many of the 700 odd couplets in the Sat Sai describe the love & separation between a nayak & nayika who often take the form of Lord Krishna & his beloved Radha. #Art #History

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Elopement on an elephant, Pahari 1840 unknown artist. A lady being lowered from her window into an elephant howda at night. Assisted by her sakhi, she steps down into the arms of her lover who is sitting on the elephant's back. pic courtesy RCT #Art #History

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Baz Bahadur & Rupmati riding horses by moonlight. 1790 #Pahari #Kangra from @britishmuseum Mandu in MP State is known for the royal romance of this couple. #Art #History #HimachalPradesh @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @gpsgoraya @Chemburstudio @PropitiousOn3O

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Nawab of Bahawalpur riding a Calligraphic Elephant. Late 19th cen work with @sjmhyd There’s also an inscription running on top. The head portion looks like a vintage photoshop. #Art #History #Bahawalpur @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @PunjabiRooh @gpsgoraya

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On #partition of the country the Reserve Bank of India was to be the currency authority in Pakistan & banker to the Central & Provincial Governments in Pakistan till the end of September 1948. Ten rupee note issued by RBI for Govt. of Pakistan in 1948. #History #Currency #RBI

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Sketches by Conway Mordaunt Shipley. He travelled extensively in India including the Himalayan region. The 'Roumi Durwaza' or Turkish gate in the city of Lucknow, Feb 8, 1853 & The Pucka bridge over the Gomtee at Lucknow Kingdom of Oude, Feb 7, 1853 #Lucknow #History #Art

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Tomb of Fateh Jung, one of Shah Jahan’s ministers, in #Alwar #Rajasthan , constructed in 1647. He was a Pathan & related to the Khanzada rulers of Alwar. photo 1880s by Lala Deen Dayal from Bonhams #History #VintagePhotography @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @arvjpr @theheritagelab

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An unusual work of art. Holy Family with Virgin Mary praying before a Lingam at a Shiv Temple. #Deccan 17th cen. pic frm Christies #Art #History #Religion @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @PunjabiRooh @ansari_shiza @KulbeliTweets @IndiaArtHistory @IndoIslamicPage

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Rare photo of Sardar Bahadur Bhai Ram Singh, master architect & designer. 1911 place unknown. Person behind several famous buildings in undivided #Punjab pic courtesy BNF #History #Architecture ...1/3 @_mwaseem_ @JungNihang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @amaanbali @SirPentapotamia

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An accurate map of Hindostan or India, 1814. pic courtesy NYPL

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Group of Indian immigrants including #Sikhs on platform of Canadian Pacific Railway station, Frank, Alberta, 1903. Alien country, tough landscape & harsh weather. They still made it. #History #Photography @JungNihang @Kharagket @JasKand @ssharadmohhan @ranveersiiingh @amaanbali

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Rare works depicting an unknown personality in the Mughal dynasty - Prince Sipah (Sipar/Sipihr) Shikoh son of Dara Shikoh married to Aurangzeb’s daughter. L frm a Chugtai blog & R frm @victoriamemkol #Art #History @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @PropitiousOn3O @iamrana

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Guru Nanak Devji wearing a conical cap & Deccani attire with Mardana in the mid left. In the bottom left is a book with the Mool Mantra inscribed in Gurmukhi. 1730-40 frm @NMnewdelhi #Art #History #Sikh @DalrympleWill @JungNihang @JasKand @Kharagket @ssharadmohhan @theheritagelab

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Shah Jahan on the Peacock Throne by Abid son of Aqa Riza aka Muhammad Abid. 1640 frm @SDMA I haven’t seen this before, one by Goverdhan shared often #Art #History @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @Peachtreespeaks @Arthistorian18 @mchidarazvi @ChrysalisAurora @PunjabiRooh

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Vasudeva carries the infant #Krishna across the Yamuna river, 1720 unknown artist. Rain falls on a dark night like strings of pearls, the multiheaded serpent Vasuki rises up to shield Vasudeva and his infant son from the downpour. pic courtesy MIA #Janmashtami #Art #History

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Rare work with pvt collection depicting Darbar of Sultan Ali Adil Shah II probably by Bombay Master 1660s. The scene may depict Adil with Chhatrapati Shivaji holding a document at a reconciliation meeting. #Art #History #Shivaji #Deccan @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @PropitiousOn3O

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Wajid Ali Shah of #Oudh as a young Prince with his signature long hair. In later years the long hair were styled in ringlets. Ribbon on the right ? pic from @ngma_delhi unknown artist #Art #History #Awadh #Lucknow @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @PropitiousOn3O @iamrana

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Dagger and Scabbard, India 1800 with nephrite (jade), rubies, emeralds, diamonds, gold, velvet. Currently with @MIAQatar

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Vasakasajja Nayika getting ready to meet her lover. The chamber has a European touch with the round table & triangular victorian arch. pic courtesy @harvartmuseums #History #Art @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @Peachtreespeaks @Arthistorian18 @gsmgoraya @swativashishtha

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This work with @AllahabadMuseum is thot to be representation of Prince Dara Shikoh on horseback, an old man with a lamp & stick standing in front. Inscription on the reverse. 17th cen unknown artist #Art #History @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @iamrana @IndiaArtHistory

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The seven ft. statue of Nandi the sacred bull in the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in #Benares , apparently gifted by the Raja of Nepal. pics 1 of 1860s by William Carpenter frm V&A, 2 of 1880s frm BL & 3 frm UKY #Art #History #Varanasi @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @iamrana

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Weekend continues. A tired or a drunk Prince being led to his bed chamber by female attendants & musicians, dawn is heralded by the cockerel & the grey half-light of the new day. Late 18th cen. #Lucknow . pic courtesy Christies #Art #History @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @ssharadmohhan

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Four women in European clothing on a terrace overlooking a river with three boats. In the distance horsemen attack a lion within an open field, while in the far distance stands a walled city. The central lady sits in a throne-like chair. 18th century India. pic BM #Art #History

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Personification of the sacred river Ganges - north & south India. Top, she is seated on a lotus which rests on the back of a makara. Bottom, she is standing on a lotus behind which a makara is shown. Both company school 19th cen frm @britishmuseum #Art #Ganga #History @dpanikkar

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Page from a book of late 19th cen depicting #Sikh family - Daler Singh, Himmat Kaur & Sheru. Book was published in Bazar Mai Sewan #Amritsar by one Bhai Vasava Singh #History #Punjab @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @amaanbali @SirPentapotamia @JasKand @ssharadmohhan ..1/3

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White Mughal Maj Gen David Ochterlony of the EIC, the conqueror of Nepal & Resident at Delhi. Seen here enjoying a Hukkah on a terrace perhaps on the banks of the Yamuna. Born in Boston died in Meerut. Early 19th cen frm @victoriamemkol #Art #History @DalrympleWill @iamrana ..1/2

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Moulvie Raffiudin Ahmad by Rudolf Swoboda 1892-93 @RCT . He came from Poona & in 1889 travelled to London to train as barrister at Gray’s Inn, was trusted by Queen Victoria with matters relating to India & was knighted in 1932. He was a minister in Bombay Presidency #Art #History

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A knife (1621) made partially from a meteor that fell into Emperor Jahangir’s kingdom in the early 17th century. The blade was forged from the glittering #meteorite & Jahangir noted that the blade “cut beautifully, as well as the very best swords”. #History #Mughal cont...

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A Bharbhunja couple ? The traditional occupation of the #Bharbhunja community is roasting & selling different types of grain like corn/maize & groundnuts. They are found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh. #History

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Two works of Ludlow Castle in #Delhi . Residence of the EIC Resident/Agent in Delhi & later of the British Commissioner of Delhi. Left 19th cen watercolour frm @britishmuseum & Right 1850s by Felice Beato frm @V_and_A #Art #History @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @gpsgoraya

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Why are Thursdays associated with #Sufi saints ? Mulla Shah & Mian Mir on a terrace, 1630s frm @YaleArtGallery They were successive 17th cen masters of the Qadri Sufi order #Art #History #SufiThursdays @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @PropitiousOn3O @gpsgoraya

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Unusual work by Shiv Das betwn 1605-1627. Upper depicting villagers offering food to travelers, milking a cow. Lower depicting cavemen wearing animal skin. What was sought to be conveyed ? From @britishmuseum #Art #History @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @PropitiousOn3O

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Opium smokers being served melons & bread. Assemblage of religious figures & nobles most of whom r depicted in varying stages of intoxication & hangovers. Some engage in discussion while others prepare, ingest & experience the effects of cannabis or opium. 1750 pic CMA #Art #Dope

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Portrait of Gulshufa, wife of Dara Shikoh unknown artist 17th century. This is the description given by Indian Museum Kolkata. Dara Shikoh’s wife was Nadira Banu Begum. Was she also known as Gulshufa ? #Art #History @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @ssharadmohhan @mrehanasad79 @mukhoty

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Menu of dinner hosted by Maharaja of Baroda on 29 January, 1897 at Makarpura Palace, Baroda. Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III. pic courtesy NYPL. #History #Baroda

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Wajid Ali Shah & his wives watch a dance drama #Lucknow , 1850 from a manuscript of the Ishqnama. It is a Radha-Krishna inspired performance by two of his Paris & Musicians ...1/2 @Art #History #Oudh @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @PunjabiRooh @Mannzie @sialmirzagoraya

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Sikh soldier of the Black Sea Army practicing Shot Put for military championship at Aldershot, Britain. 1919 frm @laBnF #History #Sikh #Punjab #WW1 @YungBhujang @Kharagket @ranveersiiingh @PunjabiRooh @RamblingSingh @SirPentapotamia @JasKand @ssharadmohhan @priyaatwal @samrajmore

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A Maratta wearing a red shawl, 1820 watercolour & gold on ivory. It’s his hair which caught my eye, haven’t seen works of Indian subjects with fuzzy hair. #Alwar #Rajasthan pic courtesy @SDMA #Art #History @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @arvjpr @PunjabiRooh

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Lanka Pavillions in Kaiserbagh, #Oudh . Two pavilions joined by a bridgelike structure & topped with raised domes. Couldn’t find what it was used for & whether it still stands. 3rd quarter 19th cen frm Getty #History #Lucknow @DalrympleWill @iamrana @ssharadmohhan @IndiaArtHistory

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