Bhishma`s Promise by Raja Ravi Varma

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Bhishma`s Promise by Raja Ravi Varma
Bhishma's Promise

Artist Ravi Varma's depiction of Bhishma abdicating the right of his throne to secure the hands of Matsyagandhi, a fishergirl, in marriage to his father Shantanu. Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery, Mysore