The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika, c. 1760-1765. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 26.3 x 17.8 cm (10 3/8 x 7 in.); image: 25.2 x 16.6 cm (9 15/16 x 6 9/16 in.). In the hilly and verdant landscape all around her, birds and animals are all in pairseven many of the trees have doublesbut she remains alone, waiting on a bed of leaves for her lover to arrive. She has no way of knowing when he will come, like the devotee has no way to know when god will arrive and bring salvation and bliss.
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