Vrishaketu shoots Babhruvahana in the sky

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

Illustration to the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan school, c. 1800

Illustration of the Mahabharata

India, Maharashtra, Paithan School, early 19th Century

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

“Royal Hunt,” folio from a Mahabharata

Unknown Artist

The third suitor, who is an archer, shoots the wicked fairy who has imprisoned Zuhra. He rides on a magic horse prepared by the second suitor and is led to the spot by the divining prowess of the first, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

‘Paithan’ (Chitrakathi) narrative painting

anonymous

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

Unknown Artist

Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series

Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, Court of Raj Singh (reigned 1764–94)