The Baramasa became a popular theme of Pahari painters. Consider the following statements:
(A) An account of Baramasa is given by Keshav Das in the tenth chapter of Kavipriya.
(B) Baramasa paintings have 12 folios showing modes of love or courtship for each month.
(C) Keshav Das describes the hot month of Jyeshtha, which falls in the months of May and June.
(D) The painting A couple in the month of Jyestha belongs to the Guler School.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (C) only
A. An account of Baramasa is given by Keshav Das in the tenth chapter of Kavipriya. — Correct. Keshav Das gives this account in the tenth chapter of his Kavipriya.
B. Baramasa paintings have 12 folios showing modes of love or courtship for each month. — Correct. The set has 12 folios, one for the love mood of each month.
C. Keshav Das describes the hot month of Jyeshtha, which falls in the months of May and June. — Correct. Jyeshtha is the hot month of May and June, and the painter shows all that the poet describes.
D. The painting A couple in the month of Jyestha belongs to the Guler School. — Incorrect. The caption places this painting at Kangra, not in the Guler School.
NCERT (2026-27): “Kangra School …The Baramasa paintings, consisting of 12 folios, illustrating the modes of love or courtship appropriate to each month of the year had become a popular theme in the hills during the nineteenth century. An account of Baramasa is given by Keshav Das in the tenth chapter of Kavipriya. He, thus, describes the hot month of Jyeshtha, which falls in the months of May and June. The painter takes utmost delight in depicting all analogues as described by the poet.” “A couple in the month of Jyestha, Kangra, 1800, National Museum, New Delhi, India” |