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In the past, the rich jagirdars (landlords) who liked paintings engaged artisans and painters to do up their houses; ceilings and the walls. Temples were another area where the painter got to work, decorating everything within reach with landscapes, dances, hunting expeditions, wrestling bouts, birds, bees, and love scenes. Come the 18th century, and the Marwaris made sure that painters got enough work, albeit under a Rajput style. The god Krishna was a big hit in the villages - walls, doors, windows all bore his likeness with the Mughal and Kangra styles merging with the Rajput style.