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Raga Suramananda, page from a Ragamala series

Cleveland Museum of Art

Red border surrounds a painting. The border has spots of peeling beige at each corner. Inside the border, a blue sky with white clouds is at the top. Two men sit on a green patterned surface. The man on the left wears green and sits on a red and gold pillow. The man on the right wears white and sits on a purple pillow. Each man holds a sword and a shield. There are four plants with white and purple flowers behind the men. White and orange flowers adorn the green surface the men sit on. The men wear gold headwear and jewelry. They have mustaches and earrings. A line of white writing is at the top of the red border.

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730 × 900 px
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