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Chromolithograph of a woman in white drapery floating upward while a man on a balcony reaches toward her, with domes and clouds behind them.

Story of Purūravas and Urvashi: Urvashi flying off to heaven while Purūravas tries to stop her. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1896.

A chromolithograph shows a flowing white-robed woman with long dark hair rising through the air, her hand touching a bearded man's raised hand as he kneels on a balcony beside an arched pavilion. Domes and soft clouds fill the sky, and Hindi and English captions appear along the bottom margin.

Artist
Raja Ravi Varma
Date
1896 1896
Medium
Chromolithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2831 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1896.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Urvashi volando al cielo, cromolitografía de Raja Ravi Varma, 1896

Una cromolitografía muestra a una mujer con vestido blanco y largo cabello oscuro elevándose en el aire, con la mano tocando la de un hombre barbudo que se arrodilla en un balcón junto a un pabellón con arcos. Cúpulas y nubes suaves llenan el cielo, y hay leyendas en hindi e inglés en el margen inferior.

Português: Urvashi voando para o céu, cromolitogravura de Raja Ravi Varma, 1896

Uma cromolitogravura mostra uma mulher de vestes brancas e longos cabelos escuros subindo pelo ar, com a mão tocando a de um homem barbudo que se ajoelha em uma varanda ao lado de um pavilhão com arcos. Cúpulas e nuvens suaves preenchem o céu, e há legendas em hindi e inglês na margem inferior.

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