Guru Nanak with Mardana in the house of Bhai Lalu

Unknown, Sikh School1825/1850

Academy of Fine Arts and Literature
New Delhi, India

Guru Nanak and Mardana have come to the cottage of Bhai Lalu, the carpenter. Guru is in the act of giving discourses (the story of blood and milk). The clumps of stylized trees peeping through the cottage and sky in the background provide space in the painting.

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Title: Guru Nanak with Mardana in the house of Bhai Lalu
Creator: Unknown, Sikh School
Date: 1825/1850
Location: Punjab
Physical Dimensions: Natural pigment on paper, 21.1 X 16.5 cm
Subject Keywords: Sikh School
Type: Miniature Painting

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