In the paintings of Ahmadnagar, the women wear a modified ______ costume with choli (bodice) and long braided pigtails, ending in a tassel.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → northern
Option (1) southern — Incorrect. Only the long scarf passing round the body below the hips is a southern fashion, as in the Lepakshi frescoes.
Option (2) northern — Correct. The women wear a modified northern costume with choli and long braided pigtails. They belong to the northern tradition of pre-Mughal painting of Malwa and Ahmedabad.
Option (3) Persian — Incorrect. Persian influence is seen in the high circular horizon and gold sky, not in the costume.
Option (4) Turkish — Incorrect. A close link with Turkey is named for Bijapur and its Nujum al-Ulum, not for the dress in Ahmadnagar paintings.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ahmadnagar School of Painting The earliest examples of Deccani painting are in a volume of poems, celebrating the reign of Hussain Nizam Shah I of Ahmadnagar (1553–1565). … 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.” |