Krishna Abhisarika Nayika, from a Rasikapriya manuscript, c. 1615-25. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber. Color on paper; miniature: x cm (4 3/4 x 5 in.). Two women quarrel outside a house while the Nayaka (hero protagonist) watches from a safe distance. The woman wearing a red scarf appears to be the Nayaka’s wife or beloved, who has just realized her partner’s infidelity. In a fit of anger, she strangles the other woman, who would be the Nayaka’s mistress, and raises a leg to kick her.

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