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Bani Thani

Bani Thani is a painting of a woman in profile made at Kishangarh in Rajasthan around 1750, usually attributed to Nihal Chand. Its elongated face, arched eyebrows and lotus-shaped eyes became the hallmark of the Kishangarh school of miniature painting. The woman is traditionally identified with a singer and poet at the court of Raja Sawant Singh, and the image has been called the Mona Lisa of India.

Bani Thani
Image: Eugene a · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Kishangarh State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bani Thani. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bani-thani
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