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The destitute Mukhtar meets his wife Maimuna at a holy shrine, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a colorful illustration of a scene from a story. A man and woman meet in front of a shrine. The woman wears a yellow and orange sari with a matching head covering. She holds a white pot. The man wears a gray cloth wrapped around his waist and a head covering. He looks up at the woman. The shrine has a red frame and roof. It has a green dome with orange accents on top. There are several women around the shrine. They wear colorful saris and have jewelry on. Some of them are gesturing. The background is a blue sky with clouds. There is a border around the image with foreign text written in black ink. The image appears to be an ancient or antique piece of art.

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585 × 900 px
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