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The Rājanyas
@the_conqueror56
Posts on Indic Aesthetics - Art, Architecture, History and culture.
Sep 3, 2024 • 22 tweets • 5 min read
Illustrations of Hindu Gods and Goddesses by French Artist J.J. Chabrelie 🧵

1. Bhagvan Vishnu Image 2. Brahma Image
Sep 1, 2024 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
Exploring the National Museum's Painting Collection! 🧵 Part 1

The National Museum in New Delhi houses a vast collection of paintings from the various artistic traditions, each piece reflects the rich cultural and artistic heritage of India. Vishnu holding lotus flowers Mankot-Basohli, Pahari Circa 1750 One of the must-see collections is the Rajasthani Miniatures, known for their vibrant colors, fine details, and depictions of Hindu deities, royal court life, hunting and romanticism art.
Govardhan Puja – Krishna and gopas leading the cows to forest after worship Based on the story of Bhagavata-Purana Jaipur, Rajasthan Circa 1750
Ladies playing Chaupar Bundi, Rajasthan Circa 1725 – 1730
Aug 26, 2024 • 20 tweets • 5 min read
Bhagavana Krishna as depicted in the various Indian schools of painting 🧵.

1. Kangra, Himachal.


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Image 2. Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Image
Aug 10, 2024 • 25 tweets • 6 min read
India through the art of American artist Edwin Lord Weeks. A thread of his 25 stunning works 🧵.

1. A Rajah starting on a hunt. Image 2. The Rajah at the Palace of Amber. Image
Jul 19, 2024 • 20 tweets • 5 min read
The Depiction of Bhagwan Ram in Varied Artistic Styles 🧵

1. Guler Style Image 2. Bikaner Style Image
Jul 17, 2024 • 25 tweets • 6 min read
A thread of the Russian realist Vasily Vereshchagin's finest paintings on India.

1. The Colonnade in the Jain Temple at Mount Abu in the Evening, 1876. Image 2. Statue of Vishnu in the temple of Indra in Ellora, 1874-76. Image
Jul 10, 2024 • 25 tweets • 6 min read
Illustrations of Hindu Gods and Goddesses by Sat Kaeosin. 🧵

1. Shiva Image 2. Vishnu Image
Jul 3, 2024 • 16 tweets • 10 min read
India needs better architecture and aesthetics.

Our cities are all pathetic in planning, space, cleanliness, colors, beautiful plantations etc. Here's Barcelona compared to Delhi on the left. A complete overhaul is needed. 🧵 Thread...
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Jun 24, 2024 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
William Hodges' Journey through India: Capturing a Subcontinent in Paint🧵

Meet William Hodges (1744-1797), an English painter who brought the mesmerizing landscapes and rich culture of 18th-century India to the eyes of Europe. William Hodges by George Dance the Younger In 1772, Hodges embarked on a voyage to India with the East India Company. His mission: to capture the grandeur and diversity of India's landscapes and architecture. His journey produced some of the earliest visual records of India by a European artist Ayodhya seen from the river Ghaghara, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured etching, 1785.
Jun 24, 2024 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Illustration of Bhagavān Shiva in different style

1. Kushana style Image 2. Chinese central asian style Image
Dec 29, 2022 • 17 tweets • 12 min read
India needs better architecture and aesthetics.

Our cities are all pathetic in planning, space, cleanliness, colouring, beautiful plantations etc. Here's Barcelona compared to Delhi on the left. A complete overhaul is needed. [Thread...] Planning is perhaps the single most significant part of having a beautiful livable city. Something which we lack entirely. Westerners excel in extensive planning of their cities. Beside Barcelona, Italy's Sicily and Argentina's La Plata, are the other incredible ones.
Dec 28, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Jagadambika Temple , Khajuraho

built by chandela Rajput King between 1000 and 1025 A.D , this temple is originally dedicated to Bhagavāti Durga Beautiful carving of jagdambika temple
Aug 30, 2022 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
Telika Mandir

Telika Mandir is located within the Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh, built by Emperor Mihira Bhoja of Pratīhār Empire,
Dedicated to Bhagavān Shiva , Vishnu and Matrikas, this temple is masterpiece of Pratīhāra Style

#RajputSamratMihirbhojPratihar Image this temple badly damaged by Qutb-ud-din Aibak and his successor Iltutmish in 1232 CE the temple was restored by the Hindus after the desecration by Iltutmish forces telika temple has icons and inscriptions related to all three major traditions Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism
Aug 24, 2022 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
Mewar Rāmāyaṇa

One of the world's most beautiful Rāmāyaṇa illustrated manuscript commissioned in 1649 CE by Maharana Sri Jagat Singh of Mewar Image Mewar Rāmāyaṇa also known as Jagat Singh Rāmāyaṇa is the finest copy of the work ever commissioned by a Hindu ruler

The story held a special significance for the Mewar ruling family as the Sisodiya Rajputs are belong to family of Bhagavān Sri Rāma


Rama's brother Satrughna is returning with his attendants to Ayodhya from his kingdom of Madhu for the first time in twelve years. He visits Valmiki's hermitage where he hears Lava and Kusa (the twin sons of Sita and Rama) singing the story of Rama.
Bhagavān Hanuman has flown to the Himalaya Mountains to gather medicinal herbs to cure Sri Rama and Sri Laksmana.
Sugriva has been brought to his senses and has come with his court to Rama's cave on the Prasravana mountain
Bhagavān Rama points out beauties of the Citrakuta mountain to Sita. A group of ascetics pray, meditate and bath along the Mandakini rive
Jun 5, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Kunwar Bikramajit’s Victory over Darya Khan in 1631

The painting depicts a historical battle in which the Rājput Prince Bikramajit Bundella attacked and defeated Darya Khan Rohilla, a renegade Mughal general who had declared war on his former masters Bikramajit is seen on horseback with a raised rifle on the right side of the battlefield, while his warriors charge ahead armed with sabres, lances, bows and rifles. Afghan army sporting full beards, is depicted in a state of chaotic flight towards the left side of the picture
May 30, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Gangotri the holy shrine of Mahadev

by James Baillie Fraser - 1820 Image This coloured aquatint was made by Robert Havell and son from plate 11 of JB Fraser's 'Views in the Himala Mountains'. Fraser is alleged to have been the first European to visit and map Gangotri, which is the source of the Ganges
Feb 5, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The following verse is a famous but rare Rajputana ballad, which can still be heard from the old timers of Chittorgarh. This ballad has been passed down through several generations. It contains the words of Raja Jaimal Rathore, commander of the Chittor fort during the 3rd siege, Rao jaimal Rathore conveyed to the Mughal Emperor Akbar by the Dodia Thakur of Lava - Sanda Sihaldar Ji *:
" Jaimal likhe Jawab jad Sun je Akbar Shah Aan phire Garh Utra Tuta Sir Pat Sah Hai Garh Mano Ghu Ghani Asur Tere Simhaar Uncheyea Garh Chittod Ri Bhedi Mohi Deewar Image