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  • Half-clothed Tilottama flying in the sky playing with a red ball. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Krishna embracing Radha. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • A swan telling Damayanti of Nala's love. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Victory of Indrajit. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Ratudhvaja courting Madalasa with the help of a female chaperone. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • A seated Indian woman plays a sitar next to a garden pond. Chromolithograph after Ravi Varma,1800s.
  • Krishna freeing his parents (Vasudeo and Devki) from prison. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1907.
  • Sarasvati with her sitar and peacock. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Ravana slaughtering Jatayu the vulture, while an abducted Sita looks away in horror. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.
  • Shukra and Rambha. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1894.
  • Kichaka making indecent proposals to a frightened Draupadi.
  • A seated Indian woman plays a sitar next to a garden pond. Chromolithograph after Ravi Varma,1800s.
  • Sakuntalā writing a letter on a leaf in a daydream with two others. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • A royal sage tells the father of the fishergirl of their marriage. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1907.
  • Gangā and the river Ganges falling from heaven, while Shiva waits below to stem the fall with Nandi bull, Parvati and the sage Jahnu. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • A woman giving alms to a beggar outside a temple to Lord Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Semi-clothed woman by a river bank called Varini. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Yasoda glimpses the whole universe inside Krishna's mouth. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Arjuna in disguise a dancing teacher wooing Subhadra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Krishna as an infant on Yasoda's lap playing with a cow and a calf. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1896.
  • Vishnu accompanied by his wives riding on Garuda who carries a cobra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Damayanti deserted in the forest: part of the story of Damayanti and Nala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Dattātreya with his four dogs and cow. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Krishna declaring his love for Radha via a confidante. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha enthroned on Mount Kailas with Nandi the bull. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Rama breaks Shiva's bow in order to win the hand of Sita in front of the selection panel. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Lakshmi on her lotus in the water with elephant. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Ahalya the nymph being released from a curse by Rama and Lakshman. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.
  • Draupadi in disguise being induced to take a jar of liquor to Kichaka by Sudeshna. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.