Ranjit Singh

Een verdere introductie.
De tentoonstelling plaatst Ranjit Singh in het hirstorisch
en religieus perspectief.
Maar ik was vooral benieuwd naar de werpwapens: de Quoits of
Chakkar Quoits. Ik kende ze niet en het filmpje op de website
van de Wallace Collection gaf aanleiding genoeg om
nieuwsgierig te zijn.
Later gaat de tentoonstelling er verder op in.

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Londen, The Wallace Collection, Ranjit Singh, Chakkar quoit.

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Guru Arjan expounding (een toelichting gevend) on the Adi Granth, Punjab hills, about 1790, gouache heightened with gold on paper.


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Guru Har Gobind holding a hawk and armed with sword, shield and dagger, Punjab hills, about 1790, gouache heightened with gold on paper.


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Guru Gobind Singh in conversation with a young ruler, Punjab hills, about 1790, gouache heightened with gold on paper.


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Jai Singh Kanhaiya in conference with Sansar Chand of Kangra and other Punjab hill rulers, Kangra, Punjab hills, about 1780 – 1785, gouache heightened with gold on paper.

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Sahib Singh Bedi with his son Tegh Singh, Punjab plains, dated Bikrami Samvat 1896 (1839 – 1840 CE), gouache heightened with gold on paper.

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Zenani Deorhi

Het is alleen al mooi dat je een bericht kunt maken
met een naam die de meeste mensen niets zal zeggen.
Maar als je een naam zoekt? Het is wel iets, toch?

Nog even verder wandelen in Jaipur, Amber Fort.

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Zo, even de sfeer scheppen. Dit geeft een beetje een beeld van de omgeving.


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Mijn excuses. Het Baradari Pavilion op de achtergrond, achter mijn schoen met hickies, is een prachtig gebouw. Helemaal open, ergens midden in het paleis.


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Zenani Deorhi of het verblijf van de koninklijke dames.


Zenani Deorhi (Ladies’ Apartments)

The queen-mothers and the Raja’s consorts lived in this part of the palace which also housed their female attendants.
The royal ladies often had estates assigned to them, the management of which was also carried out from here.
Some of the ranis recorded in history were Rani Shringarde Kankawat and Rani Mahadevi Katoch of Kangra, married to Raja Man Singh; and Rani Chandrawat who was married to Mirza Raja Jai Singh.
It was Rani Shringarde Kankawat who had the well-known Jagat Shiromani temple built in Amber in the memory of her son Jagat Singh.
Rani Mahadevi Katoch funded the addition of toran gates to the Jagannath temple in Puri, Orissa.

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Baradari Pavilion.


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Het gaat mij niet zozeer om de inhoud van deze vier teksten (dat komt dadelijk) in drie talen (en schriften). Het gaat meer om de vormen van de tekens.

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Het Engelstalige deel van de teksten:

In the reign of the King of Kings, Refuge of Sultans, glory of the faith and the world, Muhammad Akbar, Badshah (emperor), may the Almighty preserve his Realm for ever, Maharaj Raja Man Singh s/o Raja Bhagwant Das, s/o Raja Bharmal, s/o Raja Pirti (Prithvi) Raj Kachhwaha, whose commands are exalted and who has laid the foundation of his kingdom on uprightness and justice (like Nousherwan), may his dignity be maintained for ever, mandated the construction of this palace in his (Raja Man Singh’s) domain.
This heaven like palace was completed on the day of month Zil Hijja in the year 1008 (Hijri), being built in a period of 25 years, having been most meticulously designed and expertly decorated.
Just as the heavens should always be laden with rain, so also this stately building, the foundation of the Maharaj’s (Great King) longevity & wealth, be preserved from any kind of damage.
Completed in the (Hijri) year 1008 (1599 AD).

The inscription in Persian, above, was affixed at some point in Man Singh’s Palace on its completion in 1599 AD.
It was placed here in December 2008 AD.

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Met Ganesh, deze keer midden, boven de deur.


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Sorry, weer die schoen.


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De vorige afbeelding (die met die schoen) is onderdeel van een brede strook onder aan een muur met meerdere afbeeldingen. Meest links is de afbeelding van Ganesh.


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Geweldige decoraties!


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Meestal houd ik wel overzicht, ook in de foto’s.
Maar deze ruimtes hebben me helemaal in de details getrokken.