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Leaf from a Kalighat album: Rama and Hanuman, Holding an Uprooted Tree, Rescues Sita (recto); Goddesses Lakshmi and Sarasvati (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Recto side: A blue-skinned male figure wearing a golden headband with a peacock feather, orange pants with suspenders over an orange shirt, and black boots holds a white sword in one hand and a woman by her hair with the other; she wears an orange sari and gold jewelry and stands on the left. A white-skinned male figure wearing a white loincloth and black boots holds up a green uprooted tree. Verso side: Two female figures with blue and yellow skin, respectively, both wear green and orange saris and golden jewelry; one holds a red stringed instrument. They have golden headpieces and stand on purple lotuses.

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900 × 702 px
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