Endpapers
a Bhāgavatapurāṇa, rāsakrīḍa section (chapters 29-33 of the tenth
canto): palm-leaf manuscript; Sanskrit text in Oriya script.
Orissa, early eighteenth century.
British Library: OR.11689, fol. 2r.
b As above.
British Library: OR.11689, fol. 3v.
c As above.
British Library: OR.11689. fol. 2v.
d Rādhākṛṣṇakeli: palm-leaf manuscript; Oriya poem of Kṛṣṇa’s life
in Brindaban, possibly by Balaji Pattanayak (Losty 1980: 14). Orissa, early seventeenth century.
British Library: OR.11612, fol. 19r.
Between pages 48 and 49
1 Woman milking white cow with calf watching
OR.11689, fol. Iv (detail)
2 Woman anointing herself with sandalwood paste or perfume from a pot
OR.11689, fol. 3r (detail)
3 Woman holding mirror and applying collyrium to her eyes
OR.11689, fol. 3r (detail)
4 Woman arranging ornaments in another’s hair
OR.11612, fol. 13r (half folio)
5 Woman putting tilaka mark on her forehead while another holds a
mirror
OR.11612, fol. 13r (half folio)
6 Woman squatting to cook, and fanning herself with her left hand
OR.11689, fol. Iv (detail)
7 Woman standing to serve her husband while he sits and eats
OR.11689, fol. 2r (detail)
8 Woman massaging her husband’s feet as he relaxes on a bed after his
meal
OR.11689, fol. 3v (detail)
9 Woman dining alone, eating what is left of her husband’s meal, after
tending to his needs
OR.11689, fol. 3v (detail)
10 Woman sitting on the ground, playing with male child
OR.11689, fol. 2v (detail)
11 Woman sitting with child on her lap, suckling him
OR.11689, fol. 2v (detail)
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Plates
12 Couple making love on a low bed, naked except for their ornaments,
the woman on top
OR.11612, fol. 19r (half folio)
13 Couple making love on a low bed, both wearing ornaments, woman
drinking from a bottle
OR.11612, fol. 19r (half folio)
Figures
1 The mode of presentation 10
2 Origins of the Maratha Rajas of Thanjavur 13
3 The Maratha Rajas of Thanjavur 15
4 The family of ministers 18
5 Dhundhiraja, court poet 19
6 Parallel timetable for women and men 47
7 Layout of the ritual enclosure 117