May 7, 2025
This is Rāg darshan, a treatise on the modes of Indian music. Visual representations of each mode depict a male Raga with between four and six female Raginis. The selection and sequence of Ragas and Raginis is according to the Hanuman system and the iconographic tradition of the images is that of Amber in Rajasthan. The miniatures towards the front of the book depict scenes at court and include images of the courtesan Māh-i Liqā, also known as Malaqa Bai; the author Khushhāl Khān; and the patron Rajah Rao Ranbha (as well as some fabulous elephants!) (UPenn LJS 63)
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