Guler

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Guler is a historic hill town in the Himalayan foothills of present-day Himachal Pradesh, India, renowned as one of the principal centers where the Pahari school of miniature painting flourished.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill town ⓘ
historic town ⓘ
settlement ⓘ
administrativeDivision Himachal Pradesh, India ⓘ
linked to: Himachal Pradesh
artSchool Guler painting school ⓘ
Pahari painting ⓘ
linked to: Pahari paintings
associatedWith Bhakti devotional imagery ⓘ
Hindu religious themes in painting ⓘ
Rajput courts of the Himalayan hill states ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalRegion Western Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: western Himalayas
geographicalFeature Himalayan foothill zone ⓘ
hill terrain ⓘ
governedBy Government of Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
heritageStatus historic center of Pahari art ⓘ
historicalRole principal center of Pahari miniature painting ⓘ
inArtHistory early phase of Pahari painting ⓘ
influenced Kangra painting style ⓘ
knownFor Guler style of painting ⓘ
linked to: Rajput painting

Pahari school of miniature painting ⓘ
linked to: Pahari paintings
languageSpoken Hindi ⓘ
Pahari languages ⓘ
locatedIn Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
Himalayan foothills ⓘ
Kangra district ⓘ
locatedNear Kangra ⓘ
Pong Dam reservoir ⓘ
linked to: Pong Dam
paintingMedium miniature paintings on paper ⓘ
paintingTechnique opaque watercolour (gouache) ⓘ
partOf Kangra-Guler painting tradition ⓘ
linked to: Pahari paintings
politicalHistory former hill state center under local rajas ⓘ
railwayLine Kangra Valley Railway ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
religion Hinduism (majority) ⓘ
linked to: Hinduism
religiousArtThemes Hindu deities and devotees ⓘ
Krishna legends ⓘ
Ramayana scenes ⓘ
styleCharacteristics delicate drawing in miniature painting ⓘ
lyrical romantic themes in painting ⓘ
soft color palette in painting ⓘ
subtle modeling of faces in painting ⓘ
timePeriodOfFlourishing 18th century ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ
transport served by Guler railway station ⓘ

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