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Kanhra Ragini

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a scene from "Kanhra Ragini". The artwork shows several men in traditional Indian clothing. In the bottom left, a man in a red garment stands next to another man in green, who holds a long stick with a white object on the end. To the right, a man rides an elephant; the elephant has a large tusk and wears a decorative harness. The elephant rider wears green with a red sash and a red turban; he holds a stick. Above them, on the right, two men stand; one wears yellow and raises his arm, and the other wears white and raises his arm. On the left, a man with blue skin and a white garment holds a sword and faces another man with a sword; a third man stands behind them. The background includes a green wall with a decorative yellow and red railing, and a red and green platform. The top features a blue and white striped section with a peacock and foliage, and text in a foreign script. The artwork appears to be on aged, torn paper.

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586 × 893 px
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