Sacrificial Fire, from the "Tula Ram" Bhagavata Purana

Pichvai of Shri Nathji

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Nathdwara

Krishna and Gopis

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

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

Sultanate India

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

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 Ascent of the Prophet to Heaven, Page from the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic

Mahavira Rides in His Initiation Palanquin: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

Unknown Artist

Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a Bhagavata Purana

Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa

Kohtaus puutarhassa

Unknown Artist

King Bhojaraja tries in vain to ascertain the whereabouts of the pearl from the four travelling companions, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night

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

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

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Ragini Des Variri: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Unknown Artist