Vishnu and Lakshmi on Shesha Naga, ca. 1870 | Umbilical | Amruta Patil

Pahari snakes are the best!

Vishnu reclining on the serpent Ananta Shesha. Via Wikipedia

Vishvarupa: The Cosmic Form of Krishna

• Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, ca. 1820. Via Brooklyn Museum

Virat Svarup, Krishna revealing his cosmic form to Arjun. Punjab hills, Kangra, c. 1810-1820

Vishnu Vishvarupa. Panjab Hills,  Bilaspur. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, ca. 1740

South wind cools in the Himalayas by Manaku; Guler, Himachal Pradesh, 1730. Via Prufrock’s Dilemma 

Shiva and his family.  Pahari, Kangra; 19th century (?). Via hurstgallery

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Shiva watches Parvati Sleep

• Indian, Pahari, about 1780–90
• Garhwal or Kangra, Punjab Hills, Northern India
• Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Krishna longing for Radha. India, Pahari Hills, Kangra School. From the ‘Lambagraon’ Gita Govinda. Via popartmachine

An Illustration from the Gita Govinda: Krishna and Radha in a Bower, India, Kangra or Guler, circa 1780. Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper.  Via

Krishna-Abhisarika Nayika meets a witch and snakes on the way to meeting her lover, Detail from an early 19th century Indian miniature painting (Period - Rajput, Pahari, Kangra school), ink and color on paper. Via The Sunshine State

Mukund Dev of Jasrota riding. By Nainsukh, c. 1740-1745. 

This painting by the renowned Pahari painter Nainsukh shows the local ruler Mian Mukund Dev of Jasrota riding with musicians. Mukund Dev (about 1720-1770) is wearing a yellow robe in honour of the Spring festival of Vasant. One of the musicians riding before the prince is singing, while his companion plays a drum. The lady with them is identified in the inscription in the upper border as ‘the singer Amal’.

Via Wikipedia

Raja Balwant Singh at Jasrota, by the 18th century Pahari artist Nainsukh. Via Indian Miniature Paintings

Pandit Hari Saran approaching a palace, by Nainsukh, c. 1755-1760. 

“This wonderful, yet somewhat enigmatic drawing is by Nainsukh, one of the most influential painters of the Pahari region. It depicts the pandit Hari Saran - possibly the family priest of the prince Balwant Singh of Jasrota, Nainsukh’s patron.”

Via http://www.payer.de/amarakosa7/amara215j.htm