As clear from her name, Ragini Saveri (belonging to Savera or morning) is a note to be enjoyed in the morning. The consort of the Raga Hindola, Ragini Saveri in this painting is visualized as a fair maiden, dressed in traditional Rajasthani attire of patterned lehenga, translucent chunri, and a choli along with ornaments fashioned out of pearls and precious stones. She sits comfortably on a seat with a large Masand (pillow) on the roof of her marble palace. Beautifully painted drapes cover the windows of the marble structure on the left part of the canvas, while on the right are two trees and a lithesome flowering plant.
The horizon visible on the right is given a faint orange color by artist Kailash Raj, to convey to us that it is the time of sunrise or Sooryodaya. On her right hand, Ragini Saveri wears a leather glove and sits a falcon, a majestic bird used in this Ragamala painting to represent a bird’s song or call. In her left hand, the Nayika (heroine) holds a Shankha (conch) used in Indian culture to announce new beginnings or auspicious events.
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