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Illustration of an Indian woman holding a flower
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INDIAN SCHOOL, DELHI STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ Guru Nanak (the first Sikh Guru)

circa 1800circa 1840

RCIN 925202

This is from a series of paintings depicting each of the ten successive Sikh spiritual teachers known as Gurus. Guru Nanak gestures towards his companion, Mardana, playing the rabab. Mardana’s instrument was a gift from the Guru who encouraged him to play and sing ‘kirtan’ (devotional hymns) wherever they travelled.

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