Illustration to the Mahabharata

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

Illustration of the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan School, early 19th Century

Battle of the Forces of Krishna and Bana, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana

Unknown Artist

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

“Harishchandra and his Minister Killing a Tiger,” folio from a Harishchandra Series

Unknown Artist

“Royal Hunt,” folio from a Mahabharata

Unknown Artist

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

The Marriage of Pradyumna and Rukmavati, page from a Bhagavata Purana

Northern India

Bhima Slays Jarasandha: Page from a Bhagavata Purana Manuscript

Unknown Artist

Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a Bhagavata Purana

Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa