Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s22.19

v2.c8.s22.19

The courtyard of the monastery from which the procession of votaries is passing has a music gallery on one side. It is one stage higher than the courtyard, and has three openings towards it in the pillar and lintel style. The fresco is badly damaged at this place as well, but the figures of three musicians can be made out, one of whom is playing on cymbals and another on a pair of drums. To the right of the music-gallery is another apartment of the monastery, at the door of which two women are seen. One of them by her rich coiffure and elegant pose seems to be a lady of rank, while the other who is carrying a tray is apparently her *dāsī* (maid-servant).