Yaja and Upayaja perform a sacrifice for the emergence of Dhrishtadyumna from the fire, from Adi-parva (volume one) of the Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614) from the Sanskrit Mahabharata

Gezelschap met twee vorsten bij een kampvuur

anonymous

Queen Kaikeyi reminds King Dasharatha about the sacrifices of King Bali and King Shivi, folio 39 from the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama's Journey)

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar, Court of Amar Singh II (reigned 1698–1710)

Royal Couple Distributing Meals

India, Pahari, Guler, 18th century

Sati (the practice of burning widows)

anonymous

Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature

Chitarman II

The dervish brings the King of Kings before the king of Bahilistan, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night

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

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

Maharaja of Kotah Listening to Music and Watching Dancers

India, Kotah school, early 19th Century

The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night

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

A Man Dips His Hand into a Cauldron as Ladies of the Harem Stand in Amazement: A Page from a Manuscript of Religious History

Mughal India

Kali and Devi Attack: Leaf from a Devi Mahatmya

India, Kangra school, 19th century

Sacrificial Fire, from the "Tula Ram" Bhagavata Purana

Western India, Gujarat, Surat