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English: Chitralekha, by Raja Ravi Varma. 50 x 35 cm, The Hemamalini and Ganesh Shivaswamy collection, Bengaluru. Print from the Ravi Varma Press derived from a painting by Raja Ravi Varma depicts an incident in the Bhagavata. The central figure is Usha, the daughter of Banasura who dreams of a prince, Aniruddha, the grandson of Krishna. Aniruddha is the son of Pradyumna born to Krishna and Rukmini. Usha is unable to identify the person in her dream when her companion Chitralekha paints pictures of all the princes known to her. Finally, she paints Aniruddha and Usha is elated when she views Aniruddha’s painting and is able to identify the personage in her dream.

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Author



Alternative names	Iravivarmā; Ravi Varma
Description	painter and creator An Indian painter who achieved recognition for his depiction of scenes from the epics of the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Date of birth/death	29 April 1848	2 October 1906
Location of birth/death	Kilimanoor	Attingal
Work location	India
Authority file	: Q333453 VIAF: 20487458 ISNI: 0000000118737068 ULAN: 500122641 LCCN: n89146283 NLA: 35097288 WorldCat

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:53, 10 September 2022	4,072 × 6,010 (5.62 MB)	Yann	much better quality
	10:00, 24 January 2020	876 × 1,280 (172 KB)	Baddu676	larger
	16:13, 11 December 2012	125 × 179 (15 KB)	Piggy58	{{Information \|Description= Chitralekha \|Source=catalogueofravivarmaprintsmtoz - ravivarmalithos \|Date=unknown \|Author={{creator:Raja Ravi Varma}} \|Permission={{PD-India}} \|other_versions= }}