Which of the following area has no traces of painting of Pahari School?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Jodhpur
The Pahari centres were towns in the hills of the western Himalayas, such as Basohli, Guler, Kangra, Kullu and Chamba. Jodhpur lies in the plains of Rajasthan.
Option (1) Chamba — A Pahari centre.
Option (2) Basohli — A Pahari centre.
Option (3) Kangra — A Pahari centre.
Option (4) Jodhpur — Not a Pahari centre. It had its own Jodhpur School, one of the Rajasthani schools.
NCERT (2026-27): “…Pahari Schools of Painting includes towns, such as Basohli, Guler, Kangra, Kullu, Chamba, Mankot, Nurpur, Mandi, Bilaspur, Jammu and others in the hills of western Himalayas, which emerged as centres of painting from seventeenth to nineteenth century.…” “Jodhpur School of Painting With the political presence of Mughals since the sixteenth century, influence of their visual aesthetics made its way in the style of portraiture and depiction of court scenes, etc.…” |