Kaiwan, Latif, and Sharif arrive at a house of worship, where they seek help from Khurshid who has become a mystical healer, from a Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night
The image depicts a colorful illustration of a scene from a story. The scene shows a man in orange sitting on a platform on the right side, with his hands outstretched. He wears an orange robe over a blue outfit and a red cap. On the left, three men sit on a lower platform; one wears blue with gold dots and a gold turban, another wears orange with a white turban, and the third wears green with a red turban. Three men stand below them: one in pink and green stands in an archway, one in orange and green stands to the right of him, and one in yellow stands to the right. The background features a dome with a blue and orange pattern and three white domes on top of a brick wall. A tree is visible above the wall. The entire scene is framed by a border with intricate designs and writing at the top.
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