Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), 1695. Nasiruddin (Indian, active 1679–1700). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 27 x cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.); miniature: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.). Sharing a bottle of wine, the royal couple enjoy the performance of a musician playing a vina and the horse-headed divinity Tumbaru on the cymbals. Tumbaru is a divinity who has the power to increase the prosperity of the realm. This page is from a series that was made on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.

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