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Museum Exhibition

Pahari Paintings: Art and Stories

Cleveland Museum of Art

January 17, 2026 – August 22, 2026

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Exhibition artworks

Representative work

Featured works

Posthumous portrait of Raja Chhatar Singh of Chamba smoking a hookah with his brother and son

Posthumous portrait of Raja Chhatar Singh of Chamba smoking a hookah with his brother and son

c. 1700

Gum tempera and ink on paper

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Raja Dilip Singh of Guler on a dais

Raja Dilip Singh of Guler on a dais

c. 1707

Gum tempera and gold on paper

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Rumal with Rama and Krishna scenes

Rumal with Rama and Krishna scenes

1700s

Silk and silver wire on cotton; embroidery

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Shamsher Sen of Mandi with a youth

Shamsher Sen of Mandi with a youth

1760–70

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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Krishna and Balarama touching the feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, from the “Vertical” Bhagavata Purana

Krishna and Balarama touching the feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, from the “Vertical” Bhagavata Purana

c. 1700–1725

Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper

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Taking of the toll, Dana-Lila

Taking of the toll, Dana-Lila

c. 1760

Gum tempera and gold on paper

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22 documented works in this exhibition

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