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Ragamala paintings are a form of Indian miniature painting, a set of illustrative paintings of the Ragamala or "Garland of Ragas", depicting variations of the Indian musical modes called ragas. They stand as a classical example of the amalgamation of art, poetry and classical music in medieval India.
Ragmala, alternatively spelt as Raagmala or Ragamala (Punjabi: ਰਾਗਮਾਲਾ ; pronounced rāgmālā,) is a composition of twelve verses (sixty lines) that names various raga. These raga appear in the saroops of Guru Granth Sahib , after the compositions of Guru Arjan entitled Mundavani (ਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ; meaning "The Royal Seal".)
Ragamala or Raga mala ("garland of raga") can refer to: Ragmala , composition of twelve verses in the Guru Granth Sahib Ragamala Dance Company , Minneapolis-based dance company that showcases the ancient Bharatanatyam dance form
Nisardin (fl. 1585–1609, also known as Nasiruddin [1]) was an artist who is credited to have painted the earliest dated set of Rajasthani miniature paintings, called Chawand Ragamala. [2] It is uncertain if he belonged to the same family as Sahibdin who is also known as a miniature artist from the same era.
Ragamala Dance Company is an independent dance company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, at the Center for Performing Arts. It was founded in 1992 by Ranee Ramaswamy and David Whetstone. Ragamala collaborates with national and international artists of various disciplines.
The Kulhadar group of paintings consisted of Chaurapanchasika – "Fifty Verses of the Thief" by Bilhan, the Gita Govinda, the Bhagavata Purana and Ragamala. Driven by the Islamic conquests, the mid-late 16th Century saw central Asian influence starting to creep into Indian artistic representation.
In ragamala paintings Malav (see history) is often pictured as lovers walking towards the bed-chamber. Marwa is also characterised as quiet, contemplative, representing gentle love. According to Kaufmann [ 15 ] is the overall mood defined by the sunset in India, which approaches fast and this "onrushing darkness awakes in many observers a ...
Lalit (also known as Lalat) is a prominent raga in Hindustani classical music.It is commonly described as serene and devotional and is performed at dawn time of the day. [1]