Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v1.c5.s8.6

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Despite this ensnaring environment, the rājā’s face indicates a calm, meditative mood; he is unshaken in his resolve and convinced of the transitoriness of the world—the gestures of his right hand expressing the last idea. At the back of the rājā, outside the pavilion, is a female chaurī-bearer, the expression of whose face indicates anxiety. Below the chaurī-bearer a lady of rank is sitting on a cushion and watching with deep interest the attitude of the rājā. She may be the mother of Mahājanaka or Sivalī. The drawing of this figure shows great skill. The check pattern (of black and white squares) of the cloth of the cushion is interesting; it is a silken stuff specially manufactured for cushions.