Three Musicians Perform Before a King: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala, c. 1650. Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; 20.8 x 16.5 cm (8 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.). A king sits on a throne with a yogic band around his legs, listening to the music of two sages: a blue-skinned sage on a stringed instrument (vina), and a white-skinned one playing cymbals. A standing percussionist accompanies them on a drum. An attendant behind the king holds the royal canopy over his head.