cover image: Raja Harishchandra is Accompanied by Three Chandalas

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Raja Harishchandra is Accompanied by Three Chandalas

The Kangra painting shows the composition is well divided into three horizontal tiers depicting vibrant sky and Raja Harishchandra visiting the sage along with one chandala in the background. In the middle ground, the courtiers of Raja Harishchandra are depicted in profile dressed in royal attire gazing at Raja Harishchandra as he is renouncing his royal possession to earn money for paying to the sage. The foreground depicts a row of houses enclosed within fortified walls and arow of full-bloomed trees.
miniature painting kangra painting
Identifier
87.633/10
Material
Paper
Pages
30 x 34 cm
Published in
Kangra
Type
Painting