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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Kangra School is an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Pahari miniature painting tradition from the Himalayan foothills, known for lyrical naturalism and devotional Vaishnava themes.
- Who was the chief patron of the Kangra School?
- How does the Kangra School differ from the Basohli School?
- What subjects dominate Kangra paintings?
- Why did the Kangra School decline?

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The Kangra School is an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Pahari miniature painting tradition from the Himalayan foothills, known for lyrical naturalism and devotional Vaishnava themes.

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In 2009 India's Geographical Indications registry granted protected GI status to "Kangra Paintings," formally tying the Pahari miniature tradition to the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh.

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