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Malasri Ragini

1600/1699

Salar Jung Museum

Salar Jung Museum
Hyderabad, India

Malasri ragini(main Raga Megha) depiction shows a lady holding a full blown lotus and has plucked a petal from it. She is waiting for her lover. Her maid or confidante (sakhi) is sitting behind her. Light flowing clouds and birds are in the sky in the background. The scene depicts anticipation and the sweetness of fragrance and happy memories tinged with distress at the absence of one’s beloved.

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  • Title: Malasri Ragini
  • Date Created: 1600/1699
  • Location: Hyderabad, India
  • Provenance: Malwa, India
  • Subject Keywords: Ragamala painting
  • Medium: Pigment, Paper
  • School: Malwa
  • Province: Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad
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