Happy #Diwali!

Pahari Painting: “Diwali Celebration by Woman”. Fair use.
(It shows women celebrating with lanterns and fireworks in Himachal Pradesh, India)

*Pahari painting (lit. ’a painting from the mountainous regions, pahar meaning a mountain in Hindi’) is an umbrella term used for a form of Indian painting, done mostly in miniature forms, originating from the lower Himalayan hill kingdoms of North India, during the early 17th to mid 19th century, notably Basohli, Mankot, Nurpur, Chamba, Kangra, Guler, Mandi and Garhwal.