Guler
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Guler is a historic hill town in the Himalayan foothills of present-day Himachal Pradesh, India, renowned as one of the principal centers where the Pahari school of miniature painting flourished.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guler canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
hill town
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historic town ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Himachal Pradesh, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artSchool |
Guler painting school
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Pahari painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bhakti devotional imagery
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Hindu religious themes in painting ⓘ Rajput courts of the Himalayan hill states ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Western Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature |
Himalayan foothill zone
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hill terrain ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Himachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic center of Pahari art ⓘ |
| historicalRole | principal center of Pahari miniature painting ⓘ |
| inArtHistory | early phase of Pahari painting ⓘ |
| influenced | Kangra painting style ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Guler style of painting
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Pahari school of miniature painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Hindi
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Pahari languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himachal Pradesh
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Himalayan foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ Kangra district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kangra
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Pong Dam reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paintingMedium | miniature paintings on paper ⓘ |
| paintingTechnique | opaque watercolour (gouache) ⓘ |
| partOf | Kangra-Guler painting tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalHistory | former hill state center under local rajas ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Kangra Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
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surface form:
North India
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| religion | Hinduism (majority) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousArtThemes |
Hindu deities and devotees
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Krishna legends ⓘ Ramayana scenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristics |
delicate drawing in miniature painting
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lyrical romantic themes in painting ⓘ soft color palette in painting ⓘ subtle modeling of faces in painting ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFlourishing |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| transport | served by Guler railway station ⓘ |
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