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Women Play Music for Radha and Krishna: Chitrini Nayika, from a Rasikapriya

Cleveland Museum of Art

Colorful illustration of five people and three trees. The illustration is surrounded by a border that is red on the outside and yellow on the inside, with a white line separating the two colors. The top third of the image shows a dark blue background with green trees and red flowers. The bottom two-thirds of the image shows a red background. The three trees are positioned in the center, with blue trunks. There are five people in traditional Indian clothing. From left to right: - A woman with a striped skirt and a stringed instrument. - A woman in a pink and white dress holding a white object. - A woman in a purple top and yellow and green striped skirt. - A man wearing yellow and blue with a yellow headpiece. - A woman in a brown dress and green top. The people appear to be interacting with each other.

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