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Gujri Raagini

consort of Meghwife of Deepak in the Pahari tradition

Woman Addressing a Peacock: Gujri Raagini of Megh, from a Raagmala
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Woman Addressing a Peacock: Gujri Raagini of Megh, from a Raagmala · c. 1680 · Northwestern Mughal South Asia, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi or Raghogarh · Gum tempera and gold on paper · page: 31.2 x 24.8 cm (12 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.); miniature: 24.2 x 17.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 in.) · The Cleveland Museum of Art · clevelandart.org →

From the treatises

Gujri is a woman playing music to a peacock.

tr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting (1916) · Public domain

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The traditions differ

Rajasthani system · BM Or. 2821Megh Malhaar Raag: with the Raaginis Bangali, Gujri, Gaur Malhaar, Kakubha, and Bibhasa.A. K. Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting, 1916 · Public domain

Pahari tradition · Dogri/Jammu groupGujri Raagini, wife of Deepak, is a single girl with a vina in a grove.A. K. Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting, 1916 · Public domain

The Saarey catalogueThis catalogue honours both traditions — it holds a Gujri folio of Megh and another of Deepak.

The Megh family

MeghMeghparent raagKakubhaKakubhaconsortSeth MalhaarSeth MalhaarconsortMalhaarMalhaarconsortDesakhDesakhconsortBangalaBangalaconsort · Rajasthani traditionGujriGujriconsort · Rajasthani traditionJalandharaJalandharason
Gujri Raagini · Raagmala · Saarey Music