Reverse: six grey doves fly and alight around a jackfruit tree with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on a fruit in the centre.
Desi Ragini. A girl is seated on the end of a bed playing a ‘tambur’ to her lover who sits facing her. The bed is in a courtyard by a building; a landscape is beyond the wall.
Reverse: six grey birds with pink bills fly and alight around a fruiting tree with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on a flower-head in the centre. Note: The picture does not correspond with Harivallabha’s verses which refer to the lady ...
Dipaka Raga. A prince sits on a bed smoking a hookah while a lady approaches to join his company. She holds a little pink flower; a pavilion is on the left and starry sky above.
Reverse: six green parakeets fly and alight around a formalised flowering shrub with Harivallabha’s Hindi verse inscribed on their bodies; the Persian identification is inscribed in a flower in the centre.
Patamanjari Ragini. A lady sits on a terrace listening to her attendant. The lady is disconsolate for she suspects her lover of infidelity in spite of the assurances of her maidservant. Pavilions are on either side and there is a landscape beyond with a wind-swept lake.
Reverse: a page of floral panels with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses interspersed; the Persian identification is inscribed on a white flower in the centre.
Desakhya Ragini. A prince is enthroned alone on a terrace holding up his right hand as if to hold a jewel or flower. He is dressed in white with a jewelled turban; pavilions are on either side.
Reverse: a page of floral panels with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses interspersed; the Persian identification is inscribed on a contorted leaf in the centre. Note: ‘Desakhya Ragini’ is normally depicted as male athletes. Harivallabha describes ‘Desakhya’ as a ‘raga,’ as denoted also in the Persia...