[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Desakhya Ragini # Desakhya Ragini Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting acrobats, including two wrestlers, a man jumping, one with a bow and one jumping. Acrobats were often tested under court supervision of their strength, agility and athletic prowess. A ragamala illustration to the musical mode Desakha Ragini. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1765–1774 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-184-1950](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-184-1950) · Pramāṇa