A traveler persuades Lorik to return home (top); Chanda objects (bottom), from a Chandayana (Story of Chanda)
The image depicts a two-panel illustration from a Chandayana. The top panel shows three men in a tented area with a blue and white patterned roof; two men wear white tops, blue pants, and green sashes, one holding a sword and the other a stick. The central figure wears a white top and blue pants with gold trim, seated on a red and white patterned cloth. The bottom panel shows two people seated on red and white patterned cloths; the person on the left wears a white top and brown sash, while the person on the right wears a yellow dress and a blue sash. The background of the top panel is beige with a blue sky and red and white striped tent roofs, and the bottom panel's background is green with gold accents.
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