Hearing her declaration of love, Ayaz falls at the feet of Mahmuda at the holy shrine. The scene is witnessed by Salim, Ayaz’s friend, and a maid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper