Besides Basohli, Guler and Kangra, several other hill states had their own traits in Pahari painting. Match the Pahari centres in List-I with their features in List-II:
List-I (Pahari centre) | List-II (Feature) |
A. Chamba | I. Basohli artists shifted there through marital relations |
B. Mankot | II. Painting influenced by the Kangra style of the Sansar Chand phase |
C. Mandi | III. Portraits of its rulers painted in the Basohli style |
D. Garhwal | IV. Shaivite subjects painted besides Krishna Lila themes |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Chamba | (III) Portraits of its rulers painted in the Basohli style | Portraits of the rulers of Chamba from the seventeenth and early eighteenth century are in the Basohli style. |
| (B) Mankot | (I) Basohli artists shifted there through marital relations | Marital relations between Basohli and Mankot took a few Basohli artists to Mankot, and a similar school developed there. |
| (C) Mandi | (IV) Shaivite subjects painted besides Krishna Lila themes | The rulers of Mandi worshipped Vishnu and Shiva, so Shaivite subjects were painted besides Krishna Lila themes. |
| (D) Garhwal | (II) Painting influenced by the Kangra style of the Sansar Chand phase | The Garhwal School, linked with the artist Molaram, was influenced by the Kangra style of the Sansar Chand phase. |
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NCERT (2026-27): “Kangra School …Briefly mentioning the aspects of the other centres, one finds portraits of the rulers of Chamba in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century in the Basohli style. … Due to marital relations between Basohli and Mankot, few artists from Basohli seem to have shifted to Mankot, thereby, developing a similar school of painting. … Rulers of Mandi were ardent worshippers of Vishnu and Shiva. Hence, apart from the Krishna Lila themes, Shaivite subjects were also painted. An artist named Molaram is associated with the Garhwal School. Several signed paintings by him have been discovered. This school was influenced by the Kangra style of Sansar Chand phase.” |