Where is the collection of Ragamala paintings, including Maru Ragini, housed?

1) Udaipur
2) Mewar
3) New Delhi
4) Jaipur

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Answer: New Delhi
The collection of a particular set of Ragamala paintings from Mewar, including Maru Ragini, is in the National Museum, New Delhi.

A particular set of Ragamala paintings from Mewar is, especially, important as one of its paintings bears crucial documentary evidence regarding its artist, patron, place and date of painting. Maru Ragini is from this set, which is in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi. The initial part of the inscription found on the painting, representing Maru Ragini, classifies Maru as the ragini of Raga Shri and describes her physical beauty and its effect on her beloved. It is the latter half that is engrossing as it reads, “… samvat 1685 varshe aso vad 9 Rana Shri Jagat Singh Rajen Udaipur madhe likhitam chitara Sahivdin bachan hara ne ram ram.”