Most loved artworks of RAJA RAVI VARMA

Raja Ravi Varma, the legend

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Jatayu Vadha (1895)

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Shakuntala removing thorn from foot (1898)

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The Milkmaid (1904)

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Kali (1910)

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Gypsies (1893)

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Damayanti & royal hamsa (1893)

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Victory of Meghanada (1910)

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