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Site Name: Jodhpur

Date: ca 1700-1799 CE

Subject: Cosmic Parsvanatha

Site Name: Jodhpur

Date: ca 1825 CE

Subject: This painting was done for Maharaja Man Singh II who felt slighted when the Maharana of Mewar refused to let him marry a daughter promised to his late predecessor. The princess finally committed suicide to preserve the honor of all participants. [Sati Throws Herself in the Sacrificial Fire of Her Father Daksha to Avenge a Slight to Her Husband Shiva]

Site Name: Jodhpur

Date: ca 1750 CE

Subject: Kesri Singh and Party Engaged in Mortal Combat with Tiger

Site Name: Jodhpur

Date: ca 1800-1899 CE

Subject: The bridegroom may be Maharao Raghubir Singh of Bundi. No women were shown in this "wedding portrait" since women were in purdah. Sirmur struck a commemorative marriage medal not even mentioning the bride's name. Patiala issued one for the marriage of the heir depicting only the bridegroom and his father. [A Rajput Bridegroom Poses with his Wife's Relatives]

Site Name: Jodhpur

Date:

Subject: A gouache portrait of Jaswant Singh (r.1873-95), painted by Narsingh copies a similar photograph. [Detail of Over-painted Photograph of Maharaja Jaswant Singh]

Site Name: Jodhpur

Date:

Subject: Rajput values of military prowess, honor and chivalry were identified by the British with the pride of the Rathor Rajputs, Sir Pertap Singh. Sir Pertap even gallantly abdicated his position as Maharaja of Idar to become regent in Jodhpur. He rode on horseback into Jerusalem with the victorious General Allenby. [Large Over-painted Photograph of Lieutenant-General H.H. Sir Pertap Singh]

Site Name: Jodhpur

Date: 1989 CE

Subject: Mehrangarh Fort built in 1459. [Picturesque Rajput Poses with Guidebook for Tourists at the Mehrangarh Fort]

Site Name: Jodhpur

Date: 1951 CE

Subject: Mehrengarh Fort

Site Name: Jodhpur

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Subject: The obverse is a bust of Maharaja Umed Singh in western military garb. This medal was designed by John Pinches, modeled by G. Burridge, and supplied by Garrard & Co., London. [World War II Victory medal depicting the once impregnable 15th century Mehrengarh Fort. ]

Site Name: Jodhpur

Date: ca 1947 CE

Subject: Agit Singh was the brother of Maharaja Umed Singh. These fiscals were used in courts on his estates within Jodhpur. [Ajit Singhi Estate: Agit Singh Prime Minister of Jodhpur in 1947]

Site Name: Jubbal

Date: 1951 CE

Subject: The Calcutta Phototype Co. [Talbana or Process Fee Stamped Paper]

Site Name: Junagadh

Date: 1881 CE

Subject: Photograph Album: Theo. Hoffman, Photographs Taken at Junagadh 1881. Portraits of the royal court and government were lavishly commemorated in this album. [Nawab Mahabat Khan II]

Site Name: Junagadh

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Subject: Nawab Mahabat Khan III under a Ceremonial Umbrella

Site Name: Junagadh

Date: 1945 CE

Subject: Album: Silver Jubilee of Major H.H. Nawab Sir Mahabatkhanji Rasulkhanji Etc., Junagadh: 1945. One of the many lavish commemorative albums produced for this Pathan prince. [Nawab Mahabat Khan III Being Weighed in Gold]