TSM Accession: 2390
Pleach No: PIF/000DMP13
Title: Nobles and Soldiers visiting a Yogini
Style: Deccani Miniature
Artist: Unknown
Medium: Water colour on paper
Dimensions: 20 x 27 cms
Period: 17th / 18th Century CE
Rights: Telangana State Archaeological Museum, Hyderabad
Documented by: Pleach India Foundation, Hyderabad
A powerful Yogini overseeing a vibrant scene as nobles and soldiers approach reverently against a serene, sacred landscape.
A Yogini, a holy woman, standing on a tiger skin beneath a tree swing. She reigns over a vibrant scene like flora and fauna, while a campfire crackles nearby. On a porch before her house, a saint and a woman sit in quiet observation. Descending a two-step entrance, nobles and soldiers approach the Yogini. Clad in Deccani-style jamas and adorned with turbans, they each carry a weapon. The backdrop showcases a flowing river and a hilly landscape, imbued with a sacred atmosphere that emphasizes the beauty of the surroundings and the Yogini’s spiritual power.