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A Woman Charms Snakes in the Wilderness: Asavari Ragini, from a Ragamala
- Date
- early 1700s
- Medium
- gum tempera and gold on paper
- Culture
- Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Sirohi
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Wearing a blouse and skirt made of leaves, the heroine retains her jewelry and diaphanous veil. She speaks to a snake, and others approach, charmed by her beauty. The multiple colors used for the rocks add to the otherworldly quality of the scene, and even they seem drawn to her spiritual magnetism. Unafraid, she offers a flower to one cobra and allows another to wind its way up her leg.
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