Explanation
- A
Bundi school
(a) Bundi school. Bundi is a Rajasthani court style, but Bani Thani is not its icon. This is not the key.
- B
Jaipur school
(b) Jaipur school. Jaipur painting is a separate Rajput school. Bani Thani belongs to Kishangarh. This is not the key.
- C
Kangra school
(c) Kangra school. Kangra is a Pahari school of the Himalayas, famous for Bhagavata and Nayika themes, not Bani Thani. This is not the key.
- D
Kishangarh school
(d) Kishangarh school. (d) Official key: Nihal Chand painted Bani Thani at Kishangarh (Rajasthan), an idealised Radha-like nayika. That school is the stored key.
Summary. Official key is (d) Kishangarh school. Bani Thani is the signature Kishangarh portrait associated with Nihal Chand and Savant Singh (Nagari Das). Bundi, Jaipur and Kangra are other Indian schools. Honour the stored letter (d).
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