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Malar Ragini: Krishna Playing the Flute to Seven Gopis Holding Musical Instruments, from the Ragamala Series

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a colorful painting of a man playing the flute surrounded by seven women holding musical instruments. The man wears a yellow and blue outfit with a crown on his head. He stands on a white platform with steps leading up to it. The women are dressed in long skirts and tops, and they hold various instruments such as a drum, a stringed instrument, a cymbal, and a horn. The scene is set outdoors with trees, bushes, and flowers surrounding the platform. A peacock sits on top of a bush behind the man, and another peacock is perched on the steps. In the background, there are more trees, bushes, and flowers, as well as a few birds flying in the sky. The sky is filled with dark clouds. The entire scene is framed by a red border with a thin black line around the inside edge. There is writing in a foreign language at the top of the frame.

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673 × 900 px
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