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Guru Nanak comes upon the Sanyasi Dattetreya
Unknown, Kashmir School1775/1800
Academy of Fine Arts and Literature
New Delhi, India
Inscribed in Gurumukhi saying ‘Guru Nanak had met Sanyasi Dattatreya'. Guru is seen with his inseparable disciples Bala and Mardana. The palette is vibrant, typical of Kashmiri style. Both Bala and Mardana are chancing upon the ascetic figure of Dattatreya. The painter has rendered the encounter with dramatic simplicity.
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- Title: Guru Nanak comes upon the Sanyasi Dattetreya
- Creator: Unknown, Kashmir School
- Date: 1775/1800
- Location: Kashmir
- Physical Dimensions: Natural pigment on paper, 25.5 X 31.3 cm
- Subject Keywords: Kashmiri School
- Type: Miniature Painting
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