Observe the image and answer the following question.
How is Shah Jahan shown in this painting?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → With a resplendent nimbus around his head
Option (1) Riding a brown stallion — Incorrect. The brown stallion carries the bridegroom, Dara Shikoh. Shah Jahan rides a white horse.
Option (2) With a resplendent nimbus around his head — Correct. Shah Jahan accompanies his son and has a resplendent nimbus around his head.
Option (3) Wearing the traditional sehra — Incorrect. The traditional sehra is worn by Dara Shikoh, the bridegroom.
Option (4) Holding a painting as an offering — Incorrect. This is how Bichitra shows himself in Jahangir enthroned on an Hourglass, with a painting as his offering to the emperor.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh This painting, a work by artist Haji Madni, belongs to the period of Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in Agra. It is a portrayal of the marriage procession of Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The Mughal prince is shown mounted on a brown stallion with the traditional sehra and is accompanied by his father, Shah Jahan, who has a resplendent nimbus around hid head, riding a white horse. The marriage procession is accompanied and received by music, dance, gifts and fireworks.”
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