Damayanti is the daughter ofBhima, the king of Vidarbha. The legend of Damayanti is found in the Mahabharata, Vana-Parva, chapters 52 to 79. At the same time, Nala was a prince born to Virasena, the king of Nishadha. The swans which came to the palace of Damayanti extolled praises for Nala and also told Nala of Damayanti’s extraordinary beauty. The messages of love being carried to and fro by the swans, Nala and Damayanti fell in love with each other. Raja Ravi Varma painted a series of Paiting of on the mythology of Damayanti , she is seen conversing with the swan.
This oleograph is deried from original work of Raja Ravi Varma dated back to Circa 1899
