A watercolour painting depicting a headless Baba Deep Singh and fellow...
A watercolour painting depicting a headless Baba Deep Singh and fellow Sikh warriors shown fighting the hostile Afghan forces at the Battle of Amritsar (1757), circa 1880's.
Detail of Taru Singh being scalped alive from a 19th century Sikh draw...
Detail of Taru Singh being scalped alive from an incomplete 19th century Sikh drawing depicting his martyrdom. The full artwork can be viewed at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martyrdom_of_Taru_Singh.... More
Fresco of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh from Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar
Fresco of Shaheed Baba Deep Singh from Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar. The frescoes of Gurdwara Baba Atal are believed to have been originally painted around the mid-to-late-19th century (though photographer and... More
Fresco painting of Baba Gurditta, the eldest son of the sixth Sikh gur...
Fresco painting of Baba Gurditta, the eldest son of the sixth Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind, and second leader of the Udasi sect succeeding Sri Chand. Circa early 18th century fresco art from Dehradun. The mural is... More
Manuscript of the 'Guru Sakhian', by Bhai Mani Singh, handwritten in t...
Manuscript of the 'Guru Sakhian', by Bhai Mani Singh, handwritten in the 18th century.
Painting of Baba Gurditta, the eldest son of the sixth Sikh guru, Guru...
Painting of Baba Gurditta, the eldest son of the sixth Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind, and second leader of the Udasi sect succeeding Sri Chand. Painting held by the lineage of Ram Rai at Dehradun, ca.1685.
Sikh martyr Bhai Dayala being executed by being boiled alive in a caul...
Sikh martyr Bhai Dayala being executed by being boiled alive in a cauldron of heated water. Detail of Basahatullah's (Basharat Ullah) painting of the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur, Bhai Mati Das, and Bhai Day... More
Sikh martyr Bhai Mati Das being executed by sawed in half while alive,...
Sikh martyr Bhai Mati Das being executed by sawed in half while alive. Detail of Basahatullah's (Basharat Ullah) painting of the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur, Bhai Mati Das, and Bhai Dayala Das. Painting by ... More
Bhai Bachittar Singh fresco
Fresco of Bhai Bachittar Singh, a Sikh warrior. Located at Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar. The frescoes of Gurdwara Baba Atal are believed to have been originally painted around the mid-to-late-19th century, usin... More
19th century gold panel from Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai, Amritsar depictin...
19th century gold panel from Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai, Amritsar depicting Baba Gurditta with his brother Suraj Mal. Baba Gurditta had 4 brothers; Guru Tegh Bahadar, Baba Suraj Mal, Baba Ani Rai, and Baba Atal Ra... More
19th century gold panel from Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai, Amritsar depictin...
19th century gold panel from Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai, Amritsar depicting Baba Sri Chand with his brother Lakhmi Das (sons of Guru Nanak), and Baba Ani Rai (son of Guru Hargobind).
Folio covering the story (sakhi) of Bhai Dhingar and Bhai Madho from a...
Folio covering the story (sakhi) of Bhai Dhingar and Bhai Madho (alt. spelt as 'Madoo') from a historical manuscript of the 18th century text, Sikhan Di Bhagat Mala (alt. spelt as 'Sikhan Di Bhagatmala')
Folio covering the story (sakhi) of Bhai Jiva from a historical manusc...
Folio covering the story (sakhi) of Bhai Jiva from a historical manuscript of the 18th century text, Sikhan Di Bhagat Mala (alt. spelt as 'Sikhan Di Bhagatmala')
Detail of Baba Pritam Das Udasi from a painting of the ten Sikh gurus,...
Detail of Baba Pritam Das Udasi from a painting of the ten Sikh gurus, with Baba Pritam Das, Chandu Lal, and Nanak Ram from Hyderabad, circa 1780. The full artwork can be viewed here: link
Detail of Bhai Mardana from a Janamsakhi series of painting
Detail of Bhai Mardana from a Janamsakhi series of painting. Mardana is holding a rabab (Indic rebec).
Detail of Sahibzada Ajit Singh from a mural depicting Guru Gobind Sing...
Detail of Sahibzada Ajit Singh from a mural depicting Guru Gobind Singh and his four sons (the Sahibzadas) located within Takht Hazur Sahib. The full artwork can be viewed here: link
Detail of Sahibzada Jujhar Singh from a mural depicting Guru Gobind Si...
Detail of Sahibzada Jujhar Singh from a mural depicting Guru Gobind Singh and his four sons (the Sahibzadas) located within Takht Hazur Sahib. The full artwork can be viewed here: link
Fresco depicting Bhai Kanhaiya seated on a terrace leaning against a b...
Fresco depicting Bhai Kanhaiya seated on a terrace leaning against a bolster from Sri Khat Wari Darbar, Shikarpur, Sindh (Sri Khat Wari Darbar, Shikarpur. Sindh). In Sindh, Bhai Khanaiya Sahib was called ‘Khat... More
Repoussé plaque (gilded panel) depicting Bhai Gurdas Singh presenting ...
Repoussé plaque (gilded panel) depicting Bhai Gurdas Singh (standing on the right) presenting himself before Guru Gobind Singh (seated in the centre) with an offering. This is located in the Khatwari Dharamsal... More
Detail of a painting of Baba Sadhu Singh Sodhi on horseback with gun, ...
Detail of a painting of Baba Sadhu Singh Sodhi on horseback with gun, he was a descendant of Dhir Mal.
Detail of Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh from a mural...
Detail of Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh from a mural depicting Guru Gobind Singh and his four sons (the Sahibzadas) located within Takht Hazur Sahib. The full artwork can be viewed here: link
Mural depicting Bhai Maharaj Singh and Baba Suraj Singh from a Nirmala...
Mural depicting Bhai Maharaj Singh (left; Gurmukhi identifying inscription to the top-right of the figure; birth name: Nihal Singh) and Guru Baba Suraj Singh (right) from a Nirmala Sikh temple at Naurangabad, ... More
Mural depicting Mata Ganga, wife of Guru Arjan, seeking blessings from...
Mural depicting Mata Ganga, wife of Guru Arjan, seeking blessings from Baba Buddha at a Birh (literally a reserved forest used for cattle grazing) from Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded, circa 19th century. Photograph... More
Mural depicting the four Sahibzadas (sons of Guru Gobind Singh) on hor...
Mural depicting the four Sahibzadas (sons of Guru Gobind Singh) on horseback in procession, circa 19th century. Wall painting, procession of the Sahibzadas, Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai. Photographed by Satpal Singh... More
Mural of Sahib Singh Bedi with his sons and relatives (Suraj Singh, At...
Mural of Sahib Singh Bedi with his sons and relatives (Suraj Singh, Attar Singh Bedi, and Bikram Singh Bedi, Sujan Singh), and Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Una Sahib.
Photograph of Sant Shaam Singh Sewapanthi (celebrated Sikh saranda pla...
Photograph of Sant Shaam Singh Sewapanthi (alt. spelt as Sant Sham Singh Sewapanthi), ca.1920. Courtesy of Satpal Singh Danish. "Baba Shaam Singh, Hazoori Raagi, gave 70 years of service at the Golden Temple.... More
Painting of Baba Pritam Das with a group of Udasis
Painting of Baba Pritam Das with a group of Udasis. The ultimate source of this artwork is unknown.
Painting of Baba Pritam Das surrounded by Udasis and others
Painting of Baba Pritam Das surrounded by Udasis and others. The ultimate source of this artwork is unknown.
Painting of Ram Rai holding a bird of prey whilst seated, circa 1685
Painting of "Guru" Ram Rai (known by mainstream Sikhs as 'Baba' Ram Rai) holding a bird of prey whilst seated, circa 1685. Kept in the collection of the mahant of the Ram Rai Darbar complex in Dehradun, Uttara... More
Painting of Ram Rai holding a bird of prey whilst standing, circa 1685
Painting of "Guru" Ram Rai (known by mainstream Sikhs as 'Baba' Ram Rai) holding a bird of prey whilst standing, circa 1685. Kept in the collection of the mahant of the Ram Rai Darbar complex in Dehradun, Utta... More
Mural of Banda Singh Bahadur with his son with both being served by fl...
Mural of Banda Singh Bahadur (seated right) with his son (seated left; perhaps Ranjit Singh [Sodhi], as his other son, Ajai Singh, was martyred at the age of four and the individual depicted in the mural is mu... More
Painting of a nimbate Ram Rai holding a bird of prey whilst standing, ...
Painting of a nimbate "Guru" Ram Rai (known by mainstream Sikhs as 'Baba' Ram Rai) holding a bird of prey whilst standing. The ultimate source for this work is unknown, but it was likely painted in circa 1680–... More
Miniature painting thought to depict Baba Dyal Singh, founder of the N...
Miniature painting thought to depict Baba Dyal Singh, founder of the Nirankari sect of Sikhism in 1851, circa 19th century. Pencil and opaque watercolour on paper. University of Durham collection.
Illustration titled 'Baba Sir Khem Singh, Bedi, K.C.I.E., Lineal Desce...
Illustration titled 'Baba Sir Khem Singh, Bedi, K.C.I.E., Lineal Descendant in the Fourteenth Generation From Baba Nanak, the Sikh Reformer', found on page 24.
Photograph of Bhai Randhir Singh seated and posed in 1946
Photograph of Bhai Randhir Singh, founder of the Akhand Kirtani sect of Sikhism (officially known as the Akhand Kirtani Jatha or A.K.J.), seated and posed in 1946. This photograph was scanned from the pages of... More
Photograph of Bhai Randhir Singh performing kirtan with followers 2
Photograph of Bhai Randhir Singh, founder of the Akhand Kirtani sect of Sikhism (officially known as the Akhand Kirtani Jatha or A.K.J.), performing kirtan with followers. Note: Randhir Singh passed away in 19... More
Photograph of Bhai Randhir Singh with another Sikh
Photograph of Bhai Randhir Singh (right), founder of the Akhand Kirtani sect of Sikhism (officially known as the Akhand Kirtani Jatha or A.K.J.), with another Sikh (left). Note: Randhir Singh passed away in 19... More
Photograph of Bhai Randhir Singh seated holding mala prayer beads with...
Photograph of Bhai Randhir Singh, founder of the Akhand Kirtani sect of Sikhism (officially known as the Akhand Kirtani Jatha or A.K.J.), seated holding mala prayer beads with his arm resting under a 'bairagan'... More
Historical painting of Bhai Mani Singh (left) scribing a manuscript al...
Historical painting of Bhai Mani Singh (left) scribing a manuscript of the Adi Granth (likely the Damdami recension which was given guruship in 1708 to become the Guru Granth Sahib) alongside Guru Gobind Singh... More