The handmaiden again appeals for justice and the prince is led to the place of execution for the third time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

The rejuvenated old man and the daughter of the king of the jinns take leave of the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The handmaiden appeals for justice and the prince is taken to the execution site for the fourth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Tara 2

The prince’s ordeal continues, he is ordered away to be executed for the fifth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Ghulam 'Ali

Shri Raga, from a Ragamala

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra, the daughter of the merchant of Kabul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Krishna en herderinnen

anonymous

Nanda en Yasoda met Krishna en Balarama

anonymous

Kanhra Ragini

India, Rajasthan, Amber, early 18th Century

Kamakandala dies on hearing the news of Madhava’s death, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala

India, Bilaspur

Kama Shoots a Love Arrow at Shiva, from a copy of the Song of Gauri (Gita-Gauri)

Unknown Artist

A traveler persuades Lorik to return home (top); Chanda objects (bottom), from a Chandayana (Story of Chanda)

Sultanate India

A Heroine and Her Paramour: Malavi Ragini, from a Ragamala

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar