Rishyasringa performing the ceremony for obtaining sons. He is shown chanting mantras and pouring obligations into a fire with the help of priests
Year: 1712
From: Ramayana, Bala Kanda [Udaipur]
Location: London, British Library, Add. 15295, f. 36
External link: imagesonline.bl.uk
Edited by: Chiara Petrolini
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