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Manaku

c. 1700–c. 1760 · 18th century · Also known as Manaku of Guler

Manaku was an Indian painter of the Pahari school from Guler in the Himalayan foothills, the elder son of the painter Pandit Seu. Working in the mid-18th century, he is known for large series of illustrations of the Gita Govinda and the Ramayana, painted in a vivid, expressive style. His sons carried the family style to other hill courts.

Manaku
Image: Nainsukh · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Guler State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Manaku. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/manaku
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