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Ragamala illustration: Bhairava Raga. This is the first leaf of a Ragamala set. A dark-hued man seated on a throne with an attendant massaging his arm with sandal paste, whilst in the foreground another attendant is at work grinding more.

Provincial Mughal, probably Bikaner [Rajasthan]. 18th century. Image height 16cm.Width 11cm. Leaf height 28cm. Width 22cm.

Thanks to Prof. Anna Dallapiccola for suggested provenance and Ragamala information.