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Sikh Paintings

Mon, Apr 13, 2009

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The panels are in the form of embossed brass – made by the craftsmen of Kucha Fakirkhana, Amritsar in the mid 19th century – they are perhaps some of the finest examples of their kind. The panels are arranged in groups of 3 above each of the 4 doors – 12 in total.
The themes of the panels can be divided into 4 distinct categories – depictions of the Guru Sahiban , The children of the Guru Sahiban, The Bhagats and Scenes from the Puranas.
There are 3 panels that depict the Guru Sahiban – in this panel Guru Nanak Sahib is shown with Saints ,Sants and Sages.

here is a similar mural in the Akhara of Bala Nand , Amritsar – which names the saints as – on the left Bharthi Nath ji , Gorakh Nath ji and on the right Macchandar Nath ji
A side note , which I hope is not flippant – does anyone know why the saint – in the bottom right hand side corner – has what appears to be a ‘Thaatee’ – a cloth used by some Sikh men to press their beards – around his chin , does this have any significance?

In this panel Guru Gobind Singh Ji is depicted with Five Singhs

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