This painting is about the great king Dushyantha meeting Shakuntala in the hermitage of Maharshi Kanva. Shakuntala is with her friend fetching water to Kanva. Dushyantha, who is on animal hunt happens to sight this beautiful damsel and her friend. He is taken away by her beauty and charm, pleads Shakuntala to tie wedlock in Gandarva manner . So goes the narration . Bharatha, the famous king who ruled Bharathavarsha (India)was the son of Shakuntala and Dushyantha.
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