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Get startedEvolution of Pahari Schools Timeline
The map in words
- 1678
- Basohli School Emerges
- Kirpal Pal Patronage
- 1694
- Devida Creates Rasamanjari
- 1730
- Guler Phase Begins
- Pandit Seu Family Innovation
- 1750
- Nainsukh Peak Period
- Balwant Singh Portraits
- 1780
- Kangra School Flourishes
- Sansar Chand Patronage
- 1805
- Gurkha Invasions
- Artistic Decline Begins
- 1820
- Traditional Phase Ends
Pahari Schools of Painting - Complete Overview
The map in words
- Pahari Schools
- Origins
- Western Himalayas
- 17th-19th Century
- Hill States
- Basohli School
- Kirpal Pal Patron
- Beetle Wing Technique
- Bold Colors
- Rasamanjari Theme
- Devida Artist
- Guler School
- Transitional Phase
- Pandit Seu Family
- Manak Gita Govinda
- Nainsukh Portraits
- Refined Style
- Kangra School
- Sansar Chand Patron
- Most Refined Style
- Straight Nose Feature
- Tira Sujanpur Center
- Golden Period 1785-1805
- Other Centers
- Chamba Portraits
- Kullu Prominent Chin
- Mandi Vishnu Shiva
- Garhwal Molaram
- Key Themes
- Bhagvata Purana
- Ashta Nayikas
- Baramasa Series
- Krishna Lila
- Origins
Pahari Schools Overview
The map in words
- Pahari Schools
- Origins
- Western Himalayas
- 17th-19th Century
- Hill States
- Basohli School
- Bold Colors
- Beetle Wings
- Kirpal Pal
- Devida Artist
- Guler School
- Refined Style
- Pandit Seu Family
- Nainsukh Portraits
- Govardhan Chand
- Kangra School
- Peak Period
- Sansar Chand
- Delicate Features
- Naturalistic Style
- Themes
- Krishna Lila
- Ashta Nayikas
- Baramasa
- Court Portraits
- Origins
Pahari painting as a hilly Indian miniature tradition that developed through Basohli, Guler, and Kangra phases
The map in words
- Pahari painting as a hilly Indian miniature tradition that developed through Basohli, Guler, and Kangra phases
- Meaning of Pahari
- Pahari centres
- Broad classification
- Basohli style
- Guler or pre-Kangra phase
- Kangra style
- Patronage
- Pandit Seu family
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- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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