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The Gods Sing and Dance for Shiva and Parvati, attributed to Khushala, son of Manaku. Kangra, c. 1780-1790. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Kangra painting (Hindi: कांगड़ा चित्रकारी) is the pictorial art of Kangra, named after the Kangra State, a former princely state of Himachal Pradesh, which patronized the art.
Guler State was famous as the cradle of the Kangra paintings. Guler painting is the early phase of Kangra Kalam. About the middle of the eighteenth century some Hindu artists trained in Mughal style sought the patronage of the Rajas of Guler in the Kangra Valley. There they developed a style of painting which has a delicacy and a spirituality ...
Guler State is famous as the birthplace of Kangra painting when in the first half of the 18th century, a family of Kashmiri painters trained in the Mughal painting style sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh (r. 1695–1741) of Guler. The rise of Guler Paintings or Guler style started what is known as the early phase of Kangra art. [3]
Radha-Krishna theme, from the Gita Govinda in Pahari style, Garhwal sub-school. Pahari painting (lit. ' a painting from the mountainous regions, pahar meaning a mountain in Hindi ') is an umbrella term used for a form of Indian painting, done mostly in miniature forms, originating from the lower Himalayan hill kingdoms of North India, during the early 17th to mid 19th century, notably Basohli ...
Rait (Hindi: रैत) is a village in the Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Rait is both a gram panchayat , and the centre of the Rait development block of Kangra district. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a historically and culturally significant part of the Kangra valley , hosting sites and institutions related to Raja Sansar Chand , the Kangra ...
Miniature painting of Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra State as a young boy during his childhood. Sansar Chand was a scion of the Katoch dynasty, which ruled Kangra for centuries until they were ousted by the Mughals in the early 17th century.
Some of the most commonly spoken languages are Hindi and the various Pahari languages. [1] The Hindu communities residing in Himachal include the Brahmins, Rajputs, Kannets, Rathis and Kolis. There is also a tribal population in the state which mainly comprises Gaddis, Kinnarms, Gujjars, Pangawals and Lahaulis. [2] Himachal is well known for ...
Himachal is the one of those areas in India where wood has played a significant role as a structural material. Pine, Cedrus deodara, walnut, horse chestnut and wild black mulberry are found in abundance in Himachal Pradesh. Places famous for woodcraft are Chamba, Tisza, Kalpa, Kinnaur district and Kullu.