{"id":1280,"date":"2012-05-20T01:40:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T01:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boo.simmons.edu\/wpress\/?page_id=1280"},"modified":"2026-02-05T20:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:31:12","slug":"padharo-mahre-des","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/creativity\/painting\/watercolor\/padharo-mahre-des\/","title":{"rendered":"padharo mahre des"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=67\">paintings-journey-exhibitions<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1042\">oil<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=75\">watercolor<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1045\">acrylic<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1047\">pencil<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1049\">charcoal<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1051\">pastel<\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"10%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1254\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/rajasthani-women-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/pumpkins-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1258\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sunflowers-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\"><a 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src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dolphins-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/light-in-the-woods-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"10%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lone-ship-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1272\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/motherteresa-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/landingeagle-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1276\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/changu-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1278\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/orchids-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1280\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/flutist-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1282\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/darkgate-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1284\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/changumist-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/?page_id=1286\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/redrose-tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/flutist.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"largeframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/flutist.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on painting for higher resolution<\/p>\n<p>Started this is July 2005. The gentleman playing the Rajasthani flute is a very famous image in books on India. He sits in the Meherangadh Fort of Jodhpur in Rajasthan.<\/p>\n<p>The title &#8220;Padharo Mahre Des&#8221; (meaning &#8216;Welcome to my country&#8217;) is from a Rajasthani folk tune I absolutely love (captured in films like the Oscar-nominated &#8216;The Little Terrorist&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p>Finished painting the chair and the background around 1:30am on 12 Feb 2006.<\/p>\n<p>A painting I am reasonably happy with.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Based on the photo below taken by Vikas at Jodhpur on 17 Dec 1995.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"paintingframe\" src=\"https:\/\/slis.simmons.edu\/naresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/c63b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>paintings-journey-exhibitions &#8211; oil | watercolor | acrylic | pencil | charcoal | pastel Click on painting for higher resolution Started this is July 2005. The gentleman playing the Rajasthani flute is a very famous image in books on India. 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