Todi Ragini of Raga Malkaunsa

This painting belongs to the Malwa school of painting in which it represents a visual depiction of an Indian Musical mode. It is a depiction of Todi Ragini. Todi Ragini is considered as wife of Raga Malkauns. The scene is laid in a forest. In the background, a forest full of trees and animals is shown beautifully. In the foreground, a lady is shown holding a vina sitting under a tree. She is accompanied by female attendants standing behind her. The lady holds a tuft of graces and offering it to a group of deer standing near her while another deer is shown drinking water in a water tank full with a lot of lotuses. The Painting has inscription related to the scene inscribed on the top.