Image: Basawan. Battle of rival ascetics. Akbarnama, ca. 1590, V&A Museum

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Description: Basawan. Battle of rival ascetics. Akbarnama, ca. 1590, V&A Museum. This painting is from the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar). It is the right side of a double-page composition by Basawan, an artist at the Mughal court. The left side can be found at File:Battle between Sannyasis at Thanesar, left side.jpg. Together these two paintings depict a battle between sannyasis (Hindu holy men) at Thanesar in north-west India. This illustration a double-page composition designed by Basawan, has details painted by Tara the Elder. It depicts a battle between two sects of Sannyasis (Hindu devotees) over right to bath first in the water body at Thanesar in north-west India, battle is being watched by the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556–1605) on horseback, accompanied by his entourage
Title: Basawan. Battle of rival ascetics. Akbarnama, ca. 1590, V&A Museum
Credit: V&A Museum https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9627/akbar-painting-basawan/
Author: Basawan
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