Krishna and Balarama by a River: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)

Rama and Lakshmana Search in Vain for Sita: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series

Unknown Artist

Krishna's Insomnia, Page from a Rasikapriya

Central India, Malwa school, 17th century

Krishna Followed by his Herd in Vrindavan

anonymous

Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth, folio 18 (recto) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh

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)

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

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms, Himachal Pradesh

Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso)

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh

Krishna Uprooting the Arjuna Trees

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Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be, folio 18 (verso) from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kishangarh

Kama Aims His Bow at Radha: Page From a Dispersed Gita Govinda (Loves of Krishna)

Unknown Artist

Krishna and Gopis

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar

Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Milkmaids and Expounds on the Virtue of Trees, from a Braj Bhagavata Purana

Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa