Vasant Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes), ca. 1630–40

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Vasant Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes), ca. 1630–40, India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 7 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Here Krishna dances to the beat of a drum and cymbals played by women standing at either side of him. The new shoots emerging out of the pot Krishna holds in one hand and the flowering trees above the figures are iconography consistent with the ragini’s association with spring festivals celebrating the coming abundance

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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