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

“Royal Hunt,” folio from a Mahabharata

Unknown Artist

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

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

Unknown Artist

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

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

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

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

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Ganesha Leads Shiva and Durga in Procession

Unknown Artist

Bhima Slays Jarasandha: Page from a Bhagavata Purana Manuscript

Unknown Artist

Durga Slaying Mahisha

India, Pahari, Sirmur, 19th century

Sindhu Raga

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar