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Literally JUST talking about hoops and how they are present in puratan paintings. That's it.

Looking at more puratan paintings, hoops are pretty common. This painting depicts Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Ji and his Khalsa

I don't personally got a problem with earrings in a historical sense. That was just the fashion back then, representing royalty. Kinda like wearing pearled necklaces and so on. Would I recommend getting earrings now? Not really.

This thread goes into the topic, also providing historical references. Just click on the tweet to read more about it. I just put the main points. Credit goes to @JungNihang for this thread.

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Most of those images are Sobha Singhs work. I believe he just painted what he dreamed of. People just roll with that. We have conditioned ourselves to believe that our Gurus looked like that. When in reality, we really don't know how our Gurus looked like. And it shouldn't really matter. The true image of the Guru is contained within the shabad.

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What’s messed up about it was that some guy in a blacked out, tinted car pulled up and pointed that young kid out. No one knew who the guy was, just randomly pointed him out and took him.

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Could be a possibility. Wouldn't be surprised. Earrings, especially the hoops, were very fashionable and a sign of royalty. There are some pictures of some Khalsa Singhs wearing them, I gotta find them though.

Exactly. Imagine if Indian art evolved to that sort of standard. The closest thing we got is the portrait of Maharaj Sher Singh, which I believe was painted by a European.

So this painting has been floating around for a while, even on the forum SikhAwareness. Jvala Singh also posted an updated stating that further research is needed, we 100% cannot confirm that this is Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Ji Maharaj until the proper research is conducted (As explained below)

I've been thinking about that. But I would feel like people would literally worship that portrait to the fullest extent.

I definitely don't take most the paintings serious, I believe the true image of the Guru is contained within the shabad/bani. Just brought the painting onto the forum so we could discuss. Keeping it real, tbh I'm really not sure.

Only real information regarding this meeting is highlighted in Suraj Parkash, and from what Jvala Singh said aka Manglacharan, the granth states they met around 1701. Could they have met prior? Maybe when Guru Ji was younger? That could be a possibility.

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Thanks for the information regarding the Hazur Sahib painting. Not that much info of it on the internet. More pics of Raja Sidh Sen of Mandi, you can really see that pahari art style.

Yeah, i'm not really sure. The artist obviously overdone some things, especially regarding the eyes. If this is Guru Sahib, they depict him fairly young as well with a short beard. There is also a common trend regarding hoop earrings in a lot of these puratan paintings, an obvious sign of royalty. This image supposedly takes place after the establishment of the Khalsa, however, it doesn't even look like any of the Singhs are there. Which is odd. Also displays a red dastar, and tilk. Then again, I could be wrong. Most of the guys at the bottom just look like Rajput warriors/royalty. I have the Hazur Sahib painting hanging in my room. I personally believe that's an authentic depiction. Is there any more history regarding that image? I've been trying to find more info.

Keep in mind, this is most likely a painting of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, however, it's not really confirmed. As the post states, we can see Guru Ji's famous blue horse on the bottom right. We can also see a kalgi on the dastar. The two men seated are depicted way bigger, a website states that Hindu paintings usually have rulers portrayed on a larger scale than their courtiers, as befits their royal stature.

Here's the full image