Asavari Ragini. A blue-skinned maiden sits on a hillock of the Malaya hill luring serpents from the landscape around her. She holds a gold staff in one hand and a snake in the other.
Reverse: eight European-style ships with striped flags and sails have Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on the hulls; the Persian identification is written on the sail of a smaller craft in the centre.
Sri Raga. A young and gallant prince is enthroned on a terrace beneath a crimson awning, his arms and bow and arrow put aside. Four courtiers stand facing him while others are in attendance behind with ‘morchals’ and refreshments.
Reverse: eight Indian state barges with striped sails and animal figureheads, two flying the Shia flag showing the sword of ‘Ali, have Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on the hulls; the Persian identification is written on the sail of a smaller craft in the centre.
Kedara Ragini. Siva sits on a tiger-skin with the River Ganges arising from the knot of his hair, the rocky landscape is teeming with fauna all around him. Reproduced: Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 13.
Reverse: six orange and green parrots are perched in and alighting around a fruiting tree with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on an enlarged fruit in the centre.
Karanata Ragini. Five courtiers holding spears acclaim Krishna who stands holding a sword and the severed tusk of a caparisoned elephant, which lies in the foreground. There are palace buildings on the left with diminutive figures.
Reverse: six sunbirds are perched in and alighting around a fruiting shrub with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on an enlarged fruit in the centre.
Nata Ragini. A mounted prince rides against three warriors who are on foot. Four decapitated or wounded foes lie on the ground; the sun has risen above a tree-lined horizon.
Reverse: six Hill mynahs are perched in and alighting around a fruiting tree with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on an enlarged fruit in the centre.