Battle between monkeys and demons, from the “Shangri” Ramayana

Battle of the Forces of Krishna and Bana, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana

Unknown Artist

Sindhu Raga

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

“Royal Hunt,” folio from a Mahabharata

Unknown Artist

“Harishchandra and his Minister Killing a Tiger,” folio from a Harishchandra Series

Unknown Artist

The Goddess Annihilates the Demon Raktabija, from a Devi-Mahatmya

Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa

Illustration of the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan School, early 19th Century

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

Illustration to the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan school, c. 1800

Maharaja Balwant Singh of Ratlam (r. 1825–57) in Procession with His Relatives and Courtiers

Kushala

Nat Ragini, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown Artist

Maharao Guman Singh Riding an Elephant in Procession

Unknown Artist

Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota