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

A Royal Woman in a Pavilion: Desavarari Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Rati, the Goddess of Erotic Love, Takes Aim at Krishna, from a Rasikapriya

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh

A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh

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

Unknown Artist

Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana visit the hermitage of the sage Bharadvaja at Prayaga, from Chapter 48 of the Ayodhya Kanda (Book of Ayodhya) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

Central India, Malwa Region, Madhya Pradesh

Shri Raga, from a Ragamala

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

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India

Radha Awaiting Reconciliation with Krishna, from a Gita Govinda of Jayadeva

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Krishna Watches a Juggler, from a copy of the Seven Hundred Verses (Sat Sai) of Bihari

Unknown Artist

Two Women Pluck Flowers on a Terrace: Gunakali Ragini, from a Ragamala

Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa

Ragini Bhairavi, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown Artist

A Woman Plucks Leaves While Awaiting Her Lover: Gunakali Ragini of Malkos, from the “Chawand Ragamala”

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar, Chawand