Nala and Damayanti resting

Raja Ravi Varma Indian

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The image depicts an episode from the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata, when Nala, king of the Nishadha kingdom in central India and the princess Damayanti are resting in the forest. Damayanti is shown asleep on the ground while Nala is seated beside her deep in thought.
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Nala and Damayanti resting, Raja Ravi Varma (Indian, 1848–1907), Chromolithograph, India, Karla-Lonavla, near Pune

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