Hanuman spies Sita in the Ashoka Grove, from the “Shangri” Ramayana

Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a Bhagavata Purana

Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa

Krishna asks for sweets, from a Sursagar of Surdas (Indian, c. 1480–1580)

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Sugriva challenges his brother Vali, King of the Forest Dwellers, to a duel, folio 10 from the Kishkindha Kanda (Book of Kishkindha) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey)

Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Nurpur, Court of Dayadhata (reigned 1700–1735)

Krishna Uprooting the Arjuna Trees

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The Infant Krishna Spirited Away by Vasudev, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana

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Pratham Milan, Shrinathji revealing himself to Vallabhacharya on Mount Govardhan

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

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Gajendra Moksha: The Salvation of the King of the Elephants

India, Rajasthan, Kota(?), 19th century

Friends of Krishna, folio 163 from a Bhakti Ratnavali of Vishnu Puri

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

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

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

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

Krishna's Insomnia, Page from a Rasikapriya

Central India, Malwa school, 17th century