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The Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhusthira and accompanied by his favourite dog go off to Meru, the abode of Hindu gods, having renounced the world. The five brothers wear crowns burt are bare-chested. Draupadi,their wife, follows wearing a blue sari. From the Persian version of the "Mahabharata" Vol.3. ID:Add 5640, fol.429 b
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The Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhusthira and accompanied by his favourite do...

Sufi saints sitting on a verandah, with trees and landscape in the distance,1760. Some hold prayer beads, the two at the top are sitting on a carpet and have haloes. In the foreground a stool with books. In the border inscriptions in Persian and Hindi script. Sufism is an Islamic sect. ID:Add Or 4473
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Sufi saints sitting on a verandah, with trees and landscape in the distance,1760...

Courtesan nursing a peacock, around 1870. ID: Add Or 904
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Courtesan nursing a peacock, around 1870. ID: Add Or 904

A courtesan sitting cross-legged against a cushion on a pink carpet. Next to her is a waterpipe. 1865 ID: Add Or 906
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A courtesan sitting cross-legged against a cushion on a pink carpet. Next to her...

Two Indian courtesans wearing saris and jewellery. One smokes a waterpipe and the other offers her a "pan", a mild narcotic. ID:Add Or 3341
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Two Indian courtesans wearing saris and jewellery. One smokes a waterpipe and th...

Courtesan smoking a hookah, 1865. ID: Add Or 1878
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Courtesan smoking a hookah, 1865. ID: Add Or 1878

Krishna and Balarama in guise of cowhers, with cattle at right and six men dressed in white with turbans and sashes, at left. Sandy Dunes and flowewring trees represent the idyllic landscape of Brindaban. In Hindu mythology, Balarama is the elder half-brother of Krishna, with whom he shared many adventures. ID: Or 4203
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Krishna and Balarama in guise of cowhers, with cattle at right and six men dress...

Moghul lady holding "pan", a type of Indian bread. She wears a richly decorated costume and stands in a dark composition where only some flowers can be seen. 1653
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Moghul lady holding "pan", a type of Indian bread. She wears a richly decorated...

Manuscript by Logman: The fine Flower of Histories - Fighting at the gates of Jerusalem and the burial of Mohammed. 1583
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Manuscript by Logman: The fine Flower of Histories - Fighting at the gates of J...

Manuscript by Logman: The fine Flower of Histories - Mohammed sourrounded by his first disciples. 1583
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Manuscript by Logman: The fine Flower of Histories - Mohammed sourrounded by his...

Turkish book painting: Mohammed preaching on his bench in the Medina Mosque; 16th century.
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Turkish book painting: Mohammed preaching on his bench in the Medina Mosque; 16t...

Musical scene in garden with lute type instrument Gouache on paper; 17th century, Iran.
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Musical scene in garden with lute type instrument Gouache on paper; 17th centur...