Rasamanjari Miniatures Room

Rasamanjari, the fifteenth century aesthetic text assigns attributes to the Nayika or the ‘heroine’ or ‘a woman in love’ and her partner the Nayaka or ‘the hero’. The paintings from the Rasamanjari highlighted in this room are from the eighteenth century and were painted by masters from Nurpur in Punjab hills displaying human emotions of love, longing and separation. The beauty of the room is enhanced by the Bidri collection.