Jaleh Ghezelayagh - Ph.D. Student of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Faculty of Theology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University,Mashhad, Iran
Ahmad Fooladian - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
Alireza Abdollahi Khoshmardan - Assistant Professor of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Faculty of Theology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University,Mashhad, Iran

India is a land of rich historical, cultural and artistic background. Painting has long been popular inIndia, and pre-Islamic paintings of caves and paintings from pre-Islamic India show interest in theart of Portrait painting and painting. Paintings from ancient times have been reported from insidecaves and stone walls And most of the historical information about the art of painting in India, isthe remaining caves in Ajanta Cave. Undoubtedly, cave paintings have influenced the evolution ofpainting in later periods and created a variety of styles and schools of painting in the Hindu period,which is one of the artistic masterpieces of its time. The purpose of this study is the art of paintingin India, the formation of different styles of painting in pre-Islamic India, the subject of paintingsand the position of women in paintings. This research method describes pre-Islamic painting inIndia and analyzes different styles of painting based on drawings. The results of the research showthat painting has been considered in India from the beginning as cave paintings and murals, andvarious painting styles are influenced by cave paintings and arise from mystical, religious andmoral issues. Every day and different issues were created using various designs and colors and thepresence of elements of nature. From the beginning of women's painting in the caves, women'spainting has been depicted in the form of numerous goddesses and in later periods by drawinggoddesses, queens, princes and other women in Hindu painting styles.

Indian Painting; Cave Paintings; Painting Styles; Pre-Islamic India