Alhaiya Raga

A bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti is shown seated on a red stool. His arms are outstretched and each arm is being massaged by a female attendant. The painting is inscribed in Takri characters on the top border with the name of the raga or musical mode shown in the painting - Alhaiya Vilaval, son of Bhairava raga. This is a single page from a dispersed ragamala or 'garland of ragas' in which musical modes are represented by human activities.