Baz Bahadur and Rani Rupmati

The romantic legend of the mid sixteenth century of Sultan Baz Bahadur of Mandu and his beautiful Queen Rupmati has been immortalized in the songs and couplets of Ahmad-ul-Umri Turkman written in 1599. Baz-Bahadur the handsome Sultan of Mandu in Central India crafted crown is decorated with flowers full of fragrance which have attracted the honey bees. Shaivite mark is an adding grace to his personality.

The artist combined in this composition raga Hindola with its first ragini Telangi. Instead of raga Hindola the artist painted ragini Telangi on the swing, swinging with the help of her three companions. She is wearing a buttidar ivory white coloured sari with heavy pallu. Her hairdo is decorated with white jasmine flowers. Several honey-bees have surrounded her due to the sweet fragrance coming from her body. She is fanned by her attendants. One of her companion tries to save her from the honey-bees.