A Wedding in the Family today!

So this #Toot
c1840 AD #Pahari #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Himalyan #Punjab State of #Kangra now in #HimachalPradesh #India

On Bonhams sale of 23 May 2023, estimate £ 5,000-7,000.

'The Wedding of #Hindu God #Krishna with Rukmini in the Grounds of an Extensive Palace' from a 'Rukmini Harana' illustration from the 'Bhagawata Purana'.

#IndianHeritage #Art #IndianHistory #MastoArt #Painting #IndianCulture #Heritage #Religion #Hinduism #History #Paintings

Look who came visiting our farm at #Pilibhit in the #Terai (Sub #Himalyan ) region of #UttarPradesh last #Caturday

.....a #BigCat

(PS: a little secret, don't tell anyone but, my trousers are dry now)!

#Tiger population in #India has overgrown causing frequent Man #Animal conflicts.

#Cat #CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Animals #IndianAnimals

Lot no 10.

'#Himalyan Monal or Impeyan Pheasant (Lophophorus Impejanus).
c1803 AD #CompanyPainting from #Calcutta #Bengal
The scientific name of this #Bird was given by the Ornithologist John Latham to commemorate #LadyImpey, wife of Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of #Bengal from 1774 to 1782.
Monal is found in the #Himalyas of #HimachalPradesh #India, #Pakistan & #Nepal
This #Painting was in the collection of the 10th #Viscount Valentia (1769-1844) George Annesley, 2nd #Earl of Mountnorris.

#Arundhati Roy, #Bail-outs, #Capitalism, #Domestic violence, #Funding, #Government advertisements, #Himalayas, #Himalyan range, #IISER, #Industry, #IUCAA, #Jon Cohen, #Medianama, #Medicine-shortage, #Migrant Labor, #Openbreath, #Patriachy, #planet-debian, #Privacy, #Profiteering, #Punjab, #Red-Dawn, #Retaliation, #Socialism, #Trump, #Visa-ssues

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