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Observe the image below and answer the following questions.
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Which of the following statements is associated with this painting? |
The Nayika lost her way home. This paintng describes the hot month of Jyeshtha. The nayika moves through the dark forest in the night. The time depicted appears to be that of evening. |
The nayika moves through the dark forest in the night. |
The correct answer is Option (3) → The nayika moves through the dark forest in the night. This is a painting - Abhisarika Nayika, Kangra, 1810–20, in Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, India. In this painting, the sakhi is recounting how the nayika crossed the woods in the night to meet her beloved. The yoga, the poet speaks of, refers to the single-mindedness of purpose with which the nayika moves through the dark forest in the night. |
