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King Shantanu is besotted with Ganga and wants to marry her. She accepts it on the condition that he should never question her actions, and that if he does so, she would leave him immediately. The popularity of lithographs were such that many were printed in Europe, especially in Germany, Italy and England.

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King Shantanu is besotted with Ganga and wants to marry her. She accepts it on the condition that he should never question her actions, and that if he does so, she would leave him immediately. The popularity of lithographs was such that many were printed in Europe, especially in Germany, Italy, and England.

This chromolithograph was acquired by gallery g from a prominent Austrian anthropologist and author, who has researched Indian art in depth. This chromolithograph is from his collection, which he purchased during his many visits to India in the 1980s.

Rights: Sandeep & Gitanjali Maini Foundation