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English: Fresco of Balwant Singh (alt. spelt as Balvant 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, using Indian red, ochre and other earth colours with gold accents. However, almost all were repainted in a 1971 "renovation" in a very garish manner using artificial colouring and synthetic paint.

Another image of this artwork can be found at: http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=4174&page=1&CategoryID=6&Searched=

Video that may be connected to his life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ4G5028InI

Background information on Balwant Singh (taken from: [1]):

Shahid Baba Balwant Singh of Shahid Misl (died 1757). The land of Manjha (Majha), is soaked with blood of the Singh warriors of 18th century, who sacrificed in the name of Sikhi. Baba Balwant Singh, Jat Sikh of Ilaka of Nihal Singh Wala in Malwa Region, and member of Misl Shaheedan, and companion of Sandhu Jat ruler Baba Deep Singh of Shaheedan Misl , who died fighting against the Durrani invaders who had sacked Guru Ka Chak (Amritsar), and damaged Darbar of Amritsar, in year 1757. Baba Balwant Singh died fighting on outskirts of village Varpal (Varpal of Gill Jats), near Amritsar, later on a Samadh was built on site where he did fighting. On the walls of Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai at Amritsar, is the frescoe of Shaheed Baba Balwant Singh, a depiction of him dating back to late 19th century to very early part of 20th century.

Date 19th century
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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1) https://qr.ae/prIrTh (initial upload)

2) https://twitter.com/YungBhujang/status/1290382619297959938 (re-upload)
Author Painted by Gian Singh Naqqash, Jaimal Singh Naqqash (1860–1916), Mehtab Singh Naqqash (1871–1940), and Hukum Singh. The word 'Naqqash' means 'artist'. Originally the work had been done by several artists during Sikh-rule.

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