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Posted on: 21 November 2014
Digital Rare Book:
Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus
Translated from the original Sanskrit by Horace Hayman Wilson
Printed by V.Holcroft at The Asiatic Press, Calcutta - 1827
Volume 2
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Image:
Urvashi and Pururavas
Painting by Raja Ravi Varma
Oleographic print
But there are no photographs in the books by Horace?
Very nice!Tks!
What does this excellent pc of art deals with??
wonderful!! Thanks. very rare and beautiful piece!
bellissimo..
Kaustuv Sahi...this is a painting by the painter Raja Ravi Verma...depicting the story of the divine beauty an apsara Urvashi....being forced to leave Rishi Viswamitra...forever for her heavenly abode..for violating the taboo of exposing herself to the Rishi...in daylight.. The rishi who is mesmerised by the beauty of Urvashi...tries to stop her... (source...the facts as shown in the movie 'Rang Rasiya')
purooravah puarastam parehi...