Visit Garhmunkhtesar
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Title
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Visit Garhmunkhtesar
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Description
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This image of Garhmunkhtesar starts in the foreground with an image of what looks to be a family in the bottom left corner of the image. There is a man, woman, and child. The man, dressed in a mid-thigh length red under-garment and draped in purple cloth, looks to the left away from the woman and child. He wears a purple turban and holds a walking stick taller than he is. The wife standing to his right is draped in red fabric that covers her whole body including her head, nothing but her face, arms, and toes are seen. In the woman's arms in a small child dressed in a pink outfit with short sleeves and a hood. The woman and child both wear blue bangles. The woman wears hers around her wrist and the child wears theirs around their ankle. Around the feet of the family are what look to be large rocks, one with a cloth laid over it, and a small brown jug sitting on the ground. In the distance, behind the family there is a steep hill. There is a long white staircase on the hill that leads to the top where a white mosque sits, nestled by a large tree in full bloom. On the long staircase leading to the mosque there are 25 people, at the very base of the stairs there are four woman walking towards the family and the top of the stairs in front of the mosque are five people. This image seems to be a depiction of locals making a trek to an area mosque of some importance. Garhmunkhtesar at the time this poster was made was a part of the Garhwal District of British India and though the image does not depict a specific mosque from the area it does give a sense of what the area may have been like when religion and social gatherings were at the center of important social activities. The artist used soft inviting colors that create a serene motif. The soft salmon sky almost makes the scene look like it could be happening at the cusp of the afternoon just as the sun begins to set. These soft colors and the smiling faces of temple visitors create a wonderful lure for viewers.
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Language
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English
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Type
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Poster
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Identifier
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Poster 266
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