Basholi

Basholi is a town in Kathua district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated on the right bank of River Ravi at an altitude of 1876 ft. It was established by Raja Bhupat Pal at some point in 1635. It was known for wonderful castles which are presently in remnants and miniatures works of art Basohli Paintings. A renowned Sikh-Mughal fight Battle of Basoli was battled at Basoli.

Deified by its creative eminences and its specialist supporters, Basohli today is an illustration for an energetic, intense and innovative aesthetic style, rich, sharp and unpredictable. A style of painting described by fiery utilization of essential hues and a curious facial recipe won in the seventeenth and mid eighteenth hundreds of years in the lower regions of the Western Himalayas in the Jammu and Punjab States.

The soonest works of art in this style have been dated to the season of Raja Kirpal Pal 1678– 93.A Battle was battled at Basoli, it was called as the Battle of Basoli among Sikhs and Mughal Empire in 1702. Starting in Basohli State, the style spread to the Hill States of Mankot, Nurpur, Kulu, Mandi, Suket, Bilaspur, Nalagarh, Chamba, Guler and Kangra. The principal specify of Basohli painting is in the yearly report of the Archeological Survey of India for the year distributed in 1921.