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Desvarari Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)
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Ink and wash on paper, India (Rajasthan Bundi)
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Subhash Kapoor in memory of his parents Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor 2008
Title: Desvarari Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)
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Ink and wash on paper, India (Rajasthan Bundi).
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