Malar Ragini: Krishna Playing the Flute to Seven Gopis Holding Musical Instruments, from the Ragamala Series

Date

c. 1760

Medium

color with gold and silver on paper

Origin

India, Rajasthan, Bundi-Kota, 18th century

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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• Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710–34) Worshipping a Linga Under a Banyan Tree
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