Keywords: India Female eremite.jpg Three women “ a hermit female sannyasi with her two companions “ are sitting by the tree on the garden terrace at sunset The lady is sitting on a lion skin states Ewa Czepielowa and is holding a rosary in her hands She has a turban on her head and a large earring of the Kanphata sect in her ear Nath yogini In front of the women there is fan made of peacock feathers as well as some fruit and drinks There is a bonfire One is writing using a devanagari script In the distance there is a walled city with carriages and riders approaching the city gate as well as pedestrians fleeing from the dusk A painting from the end of the 17th century showing customs and religion For more details see source below and explanation by Ewa Czepielowa http //www muzeum czartoryskich pl/en/node/18002 www muzeum czartoryskich pl unknown 17th century RelativeLocation Mughal Empire or Deccan Female eremite accompanied by a lady of the court and writing women secondhalf other date century 17 gouache gold paper cm 15 2 8 2 Institution Czartoryski Museum accession number XV-Ew rys 2593 object history credit line http //www muzeum czartoryskich pl/en/node/18002 www muzeum czartoryskich pl PD-Art PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 17th century; Female eremite accompanied by a lady Indian miniatures in the Czartoryski Museum Women of the Mughal Empire 17th-century Mughal miniatures Watercolor paintings of women of India Rajput painting 1650s paintings from India Female sadhus of India Yogini Hindu |