Bangala Ragini

c. 1680

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Title: Bangala Ragini
Date Created: c. 1680
Physical Dimensions: Image: 24 x 19.7 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/4 in.); Overall: 29.6 x 23.8 cm (11 5/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
Provenance: Heeramaneck
Type: Painting
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.9
Medium: ink and color on paper
Inscriptions: Inscription in Persian with title above panel of Hindi verse at top: "His body is decorated with a beautiful string of munja [grass]. He wears the skin of a young doe. He is a bell [vigorous] youth. His body shines with the brilliance of gold. He sings the sacred samau [hymn] -- Vangalaragini." The text before the teacher reads: "Rama Rama Sita Sita Rama [invoking the dieties Rama and Sita]/ The Ragini equals the thousandfold espression of the delight in Rama, / the delight of the mind ."
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture: Central India, Rajasthan, Malwa school, 17th century
Credit Line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Collection: Indian Art
Accession Number: 1956.9

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