The Raja’s son vows to sever his head and offer it to the image if he is united with the princess he has seen in the temple, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night
A medieval Indian-style illustration depicting a scene from a story. A man in an orange robe stands in the middle, gesturing with one hand. He wears a headband and a sash around his waist. To his left, a man sits on the floor wearing a white robe. He has short dark hair and his hands are clasped together. On the right, another man sits on the floor, shirtless and wearing pink pants. He has dark hair and holds a bow. Behind them, a red wall with a decorative top. A framed image of a golden deity is set into the wall. The floor is tiled in orange hexagons. In the background, trees and a hill with a white building. Above, a cloudy sky and black text written in a foreign language.
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