PM Mementos e-Auction 2026 Puts Rajasthan Heritage on Show

The 8th edition of the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026, run by the Ministry of Culture, has put on display a collection of 37 artefacts that together sketch the art, faith, royal history and sporting record of Rajasthan. The auction stays open until 2 October 2026, and the full catalogue is on the portal pmmementos.gov.in.

Woodwork and royal themes

Among the pieces that stand out is a handcrafted Ambabari elephant with a howdah, carved in wood and covered in traditional patterns. A second wooden set shows an elephant procession with a royal howdah and the attendants who walk with it, recalling the ceremonial life of the state's courts.

Folk deities and devotional painting

• A silver memento of Veer Tejaji Maharaj on horseback, and a silver-plated statue of the same folk deity carrying his spear with the snake motif.
• Pichwai paintings of Shrinathji from Nathdwara, a Phad painting of Lakshmi and Narayan, and a Pattachitra-style work on Krishna Raas Leela.
• Depictions of Kaila Mata of Karauli, Sundha Mata, Khema Baba of Baytu, Shri Kalyan Raiji Maharaj and the Brahma Temple at Pushkar.
• A painting of Mangarh Dham in Banswara.

Faith across communities and textiles

The Ajmer Sharif Dargah appears twice, once as a hand-painted work and once as a framed picture; the catalogue notes how the painting captures the shrine's architecture and its long practice of welcoming people of every faith. Textile traditions come in through a decorated turban with a stone and feather brooch, a yellow pagdi worked in many colours, and several angavastras with gota borders.

Contemporary and sporting pieces

Alongside the older craft pieces sit memorabilia of recent years, among them framed newspaper editions on the Pran Pratishtha at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, together with mementos marking sporting achievement. Taken as a whole, the mementos move from folk worship and devotional storytelling through painting, weaving, architecture and royal ceremony to the present day, which is what the Ministry of Culture means when it calls the set a portrait of the state's cultural identity. Buyers can look up the dates, the rules for taking part and every item in the catalogue on the official portal.