In the paintings of the Ahmadnagar school, which part of the women’s dress is a southern fashion, also seen in the Lepakshi frescoes?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Long scarf passing round the body below the hips
Option (1) Long scarf passing round the body below the hips — Correct. The long scarf below the hips is the one southern fashion in their dress.
Option (2) Choli (bodice) — Incorrect. The choli is part of the women’s modified northern costume.
Option (3) Long braided pigtails ending in a tassel — Incorrect. The braided pigtails also belong to the modified northern costume.
Option (4) Jama with pointed tails — Incorrect. The jama is part of the male costume, which is decisively northern.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ahmadnagar School of Painting …The woman represented in it belongs to the northern tradition of pre-Mughal painting, which was flourishing especially in Malwa and Ahmedabad during this period. The women in the paintings of Ahmadnagar wear a modified northern costume with choli (bodice) and long braided pigtails, ending in a tassel. Only a long scarf, passing round the body below the hips, is a southern fashion, which is seen in the Lepakshi frescoes.” “Ahmadnagar School of Painting …Male costume is also decisively northern. The jama with pointed tails is frequently seen in early Akbari miniatures and probably originated in the area somewhere between Delhi and Ahmedabad.” |