

The image depicts a scene titled "Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah" by Nainsukh. The scene is divided into two sections. The top section shows a white building with a pinkish-brown wall below it. The building has a large central archway and two smaller doorways on either side, each with orange doors. Inside, a man sits on a yellow platform, wearing a white outfit. He looks out through a window at the scene below. The bottom section features two large gray elephants facing each other. Each elephant has a man sitting on its back, wearing bright-colored outfits and holding a stick. Four other men in bright-colored outfits and headgear are pulling on ropes attached to the elephants. The background of the bottom section is a light beige color.
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