The early Pahari paintings of the mid-17th century were in the Basholi style. The Basholi paintings were characterized by strong use of primary colours (red, mustard yellow and blue) and by faces with receding foreheads and great...
Guler State was famous as the cradle of the Kangra paintings. Guler style painting constitutes the early phase of Kangra Kalam. About the middle of the eighteenth century some Hindu artists trained in Mughal style sought the patronage of the Rajas...
The coming of painters from the Mughal court in the second quarter of the 18th century led to a complete transformation of the existing Basholi style of paintings and the birth of Guler-Kangra style of paintings. This late Pahari style of paintings...