Draupadi Rescued from Abduction, from a Mahabharata

A group of women in ecstasy before Madhava, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh

Ragini Desakh, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown Artist

Grotesque Dancers Performing

Mughal India

Rishyashringa addresses the courtesans, from the "Shangri" Ramayana

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh

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)

Gevecht tussen Maina en Chanda

anonymous

Nanda Solves Vasudeva’s Dilemma, from a Bhagavata Purana

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner

Kali and Devi Attack: Leaf from a Devi Mahatmya

India, Kangra school, 19th century

Desakh raginii

anonymous

Krishna and Balarama Fight the Evil King Kamsa’s Wrestlers: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana

Unknown Artist

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