Rājānitidhurandhar Chattrapati Rajaram Maharaja's Aesthetics 🚩 Chattrapati Rajaram Shivaji Bhonsale Maharaja bears a thousand-yard stare. His soft face bears nothing distinguishable apart from a Chevron moustache, and a Ruby-Red Turban around his crown with a Golden Plume.
Resplendent Gold Silk-Mesh fabric dress of the #3rd Chattrapati of the Mahratta Empire. Chattrapati Rajaram Maharaja 🚩 The Supreme Commander of the Hindu Forces in the 27 Years War of Hindu Liberation.
Maratha Suryavanshi Banner-Bearers 🚩
Ikshvakuvanshi Banners of Bhonsale Chattrapati Empire 🚩 Rarest of the rare.
Royal Maratha Horse 🐴 Caparisoned in gold-plated harnesses and plaits, with scarlet plumes.
This painting of Chattrapati Rajaram Maharaja and his retinue offers a glimpse into Mahratta aesthetics more than one can guess.
Mahratta Retainer with an aesthetic Golden Turkish Cap-Turban #1🎗️ Kshatriya Varchasva (Aura) drips from his expression. Handsome intense features, developing sideburns and stubble. The gravity of the 27 Years War of Hindu Liberation can be felt sinking on his face.
"Turkish" Caps were part of Mahratta outfits worn underneath the Pagdis to form a base to wrap the turban around. Either these sleek Turkish Caps or Metal Jire-Tope Helmets would be used as a base for the Mahratta style Pagdis.
Mahratta Retainer with an aesthetic Golden Turkish Cap-Turban #2 🎗️
Mahratta Retainer with an aesthetic Turkish Cap-Turban #3 🎗️
Mahratta Retainer with an aesthetic Turkish Cap-Turban #4 🎗️ You can see instead of a simple wound-up turban, the Maratha Sansthanik Pagdi is wrapped around the Turkish topi. A fusion of Imperial Maratha-Turkish aesthetics.
Mahratta Retainer with an aesthetic Turkish Cap-Turban #5 🎗️
Mahratta Retainer with an aesthetic Turkish Cap-Turban #6 🎗️
Mahratta Banner-bearer with an aesthetic Turkish Cap-Turban #7🎗️
Here is a glimpse of the ACTUAL Chattra used by the Hindu Chattrapati 👑 Taken from the painting of Dharmavīra Chattrapati Shambhuji Maharaja's visit to Swami Ramdas. We can see golden jhōmars and saffron-gold colour scheme applied to the silk Chattra.
The Ikshvakuvanshi Banners of the Bhonsale Chattrapatis as depicted by a French Painter 🚩 This depicts the royal Bhonsale Suryavanshi Banner at the time of Kshatriyakulāvantasa Chattrapati Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale Maharaja 👑
Illustrations of the Swords of Dharmavīra Chattrapati Shambhuji Maharaja and Hindupati Padshah Chattrapati Shahuji Maharaja. Hindupati Padshah Chattrapati Shahuji Maharaja's also possessed a royal Sceptre which is placed right next to his Sword on top of his Shield.
Painting of "Nīla Ghorā", said to be the steed of Hindupati Padshah Chattrapati Shahu Maharaja 🚩