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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.
The title literally means a 'Garland of Raga’, or a ‘Mode of Musical Melodies’ - "mala" means "garland", while "raga" means “musical composition or mode.” This work has inspired the series of Ragamala paintings. The list differs according to the author and the music school it is based upon.
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; Ragamala paintings, series of illustrative paintings of ragas (modes in Indian music)
Kalā means 'performing art' in Sanskrit. In Hindu scriptures, Shiva is the master of Kalā. In the Lalita Sahasranama, the devi is invoked as an embodiment of the 64 fine arts. [1] In some contexts, devi Sarasvati is also attributed with this the 64 kalās and thus she is called Kalanidhi or Chausath Kalamayi. (the owner of 64 kalās)
viseshakacchedya — art of painting the face and body with colored unguents and cosmetics. tandula-kusuma-bali-vikara — art of preparing offerings from rice and flowers. pushpastarana — art of making a covering of flowers for a bed. dasana-vasananga-raga — art of applying preparations for cleansing the teeth, clothes, and painting the body.
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Deccan painting or Deccani painting is the form of Indian miniature painting produced in the Deccan region of Central India, in the various Muslim capitals of the Deccan sultanates that emerged from the break-up of the Bahmani Sultanate by 1520. These were Bijapur, Golkonda, Ahmadnagar, Bidar, and Berar.
A Ragamala series painting based on Malkauns Raga, c. 1735. Malkauns is a serious, meditative raga, and is developed mostly in the lower octave (mandra saptak) and in a slow tempo (vilambit laya). Ornaments such as meend, gamak and andolan are used rather than 'lighter' ornaments such as murki and khatka. Komal Ni is generally considered the ...