Mahananda

Ravi Varma had a penchant for depicting women from Kerala, in various moods and often seen with musical instruments. The artist himself had a great fondness for music and hence he translated his love for it by showing many of his female characters playing musical instruments. Here, Mahananda, a Malayalee lady wearing the traditional mundu, is seen in pensive mood, playing the veena. At her feet is a copper spittoon and a spouted brass water pot.