Madhava plays his vina before five women drawing water from a well, from a Madhavanala Kamakandala

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

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh

Krishna Reaching for the Moon

India, Pahari Hills, Guler school, 19th century

Mehenoen neffa

Adrianus Canter Visscher

Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner

Gujari Ragini (Krishna with Gopis Playing the Flute), from a Ragamala Series

India, Deccan, Aurangabad, 18th century

Women worshipping a Shiva linga: Devagandhari Ragini of Hindol Raga, from a Ragamala

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh

The Morning Toilette

Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba

Ladies in a Pavilion: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Unknown Artist

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

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Harem night-bathing scene, from the Late Shah Jahan Album (recto)

Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58)

A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess (recto)

Fayzullah

A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines

Fayzullah