Bangali Ragini. A male ascetic is performing ‘puja’ on the platform of a shrine with a leopard resting in the doorway behind, and a gold sun above the trees. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘Malav Ragini.’ 156 by 118 mm.
Kanada Ragini. A warrior, with blue skin, a crown and holding a sword and a severed tusk, is saluted by a man with a lance. An attendant is on the left and a slain elephant in the foreground. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled and florally decorated borders. 156 by 104 m...
Asavari Ragini. A lady, dressed in a peacock-feather skirt sits on an hillock charming a snake and an ascetic plays a snake-charmer’s pipe while snakes twine around the trunks of trees. Identified in Hindi: ‘Asavari Ragini’ and numbered ‘35’; on reverse in Persian: ‘Ragini Asavari.’
Hindola Raga. Krishna, holding a ‘vina,’ sits on a swing pushed by two girls. A building is on the right. Inscribed correctly on reverse in Persian: ‘Raga Hindol.’ 158 by 117 mm.
Lalita Ragini. A lover holding two garlands, leaves his mistress sleeping on a bed, attended by a maid who also has her eyes closed as if dozing. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘Gunakali Ragini.’ 155 by 107 mm.
Kakubha Ragini. A lady stands in a glade feeding two peacocks, one of them with its tail fanned. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders. 158 by 106 mm; page 262 by 204 mm.
Vilavali Ragini. A lady sits on a terrace before a lily-pond, looking at herself in a mirror held for her by a maid. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders. 146 by 104 mm; page 259 by 206 mm.
Malasri Ragini. A lady is seated on a stool holding a lotus bloom; a maid stands behind fanning her. A lotus pool is in the foreground. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled and florally decorated borders. 156 by 104 mm; page 265 by 202 mm.
Bhairavi Ragini. A lady, kneeling and playing cymbals, worships at a lingam shrine to Siva. Three maids are in attendance on the left. Identified in Hindi: ‘Bhairavi Ragini’ and numbered ‘2’; on reverse in Persian: ‘Ragini Bhairavi.’
Madhumadhavi Ragini. A girl runs from her bed-chamber in a storm holding up a vessel of food to a peacock perched above. A maid is holding a ‘chauri.’ Identified in Hindi: ‘Madhumadhavi Ragini’ and numbered ‘18’; on reverse in Persian: ‘Ragini Madhumadhavi.’