Shalibhadra Performing Austerities: Folio from a Shalibhadra Manuscript

Vertical rectangular illustration on aged paper with two distinct scenes. Top scene: reddish background with black sky and white and orange buildings; four people sitting under green leafy canopy; from left to right - a woman in green dress with patterned top; a man in yellow skirt and brown headwear; a man with shaved head wearing gray; a man wearing striped robe; Bottom scene: dark purple background; four people sitting; from left to right - a woman; a man in orange skirt; a man with shaved head in gray; woman in orange; Bottom of image contains foreign writing in black and red ink on aged beige paper.