seated woman at left with blonde hair, wearing a yellow dress; woman rests her PL elbow on a crooked gold staff; two women at right--one seated, one standing; seated woman holds a seashell; standing woman holds a gold plate and ewer; small white bull at bottom center; trees behind wall in background; awning at center extending outward from domed white porch

Bhairavi Ragini in Attitude of Renunciation with Ladies-in-Waiting, c. 1770

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A female devotee known as the Bhairavi Ragini worships a Shiva linga in a temple with two lady assistants. Dressed in the yellow robes of a holy woman, she watches her attendants offer milk and garlands to the god's aniconic form. Shiva's vehicle, a bull, sits below the temple and beside a silver lake. Ragamalas are musical modes personified by women, a widespread subject in illustrated manuscripts of regional Indian courts.

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Bhairavi Ragini in Attitude of Renunciation with Ladies-in-Waiting
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seated woman at left with blonde hair, wearing a yellow dress; woman rests her PL elbow on a crooked gold staff; two women at right--one seated, one standing; seated woman holds a seashell; standing woman holds a gold plate and ewer; small white bull at bottom center; trees behind wall in background; awning at center extending outward from domed white porch