Observe the image and answer the following question.
Which detail in this Deccani painting is a delightful sign of welcome?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The raised trunk of a dark elephant
Option (1) The woman playing the veena — Incorrect. The centrally placed musician plays an Indian instrument that appears to be the veena. She is not the sign of welcome.
Option (2) The third woman outside the pavilion — Incorrect. Two women are in the pavilion and the third is outside it. She is not the detail named as a sign of welcome.
Option (3) The raised trunk of a dark elephant — Correct. The small dark elephant in the left hand corner raises its trunk as a delightful sign of welcome.
Option (4) The rhythmic sway of the two women — Incorrect. The two women at the sides sway their bodies in rhythm to accompany the musician.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ragini Pathamsika of Raga Hindola …Two beautifully dressed and bejewelled women are seen in the pavilion, while the third is seen outside it. The centrally placed female musician is playing an Indian instrument, which appears to be veena, while the other two on the sides appear to be accompanying with rhythmic sway of their bodies. …What is also to be noted here is a dark elephant in the left hand corner, with a raised trunk, a delightful sign of welcome.”
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