Illustration from the Ramayana: the Gods are returning to heaven after granting King Visvamitra the status of a rishi, Udaipur, India, circa 1720, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, within red border, including border 26.3 x 40.4 cm This painting is no. 216 from the Balakanda of the Ramayana, from the story of Visvamitra. The gods are returning to heaven after granting the king Visvamitra the status of a rishi or sage. The nymph Menaka comes down from heaven to bathe in the sacred Pushkara lake near Ajmer which isdepicted here as a tank with the Varaha temple beside it. Visvamitra desires her and asks her to live with him. He has still not subdued all his desire and so he is not yet fit to achieve his goal ofbecoming a Brahmin.Illustration from the Ramayana: the Gods are returning to heaven after granting King Visvamitra the status of a rishi, Udaipur, India, circa 1720, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, within red border, including border 26.3 x 40.4 cm This painting is no. 216 from the Balakanda of the Ramayana, from the story of Visvamitra. The gods are returning to heaven after granting the king Visvamitra the status of a rishi or sage. The nymph Menaka comes down from heaven to bathe in the sacred Pushkara lake near Ajmer which isdepicted here as a tank with the Varaha temple beside it. Visvamitra desires her and asks her to live with him. He has still not subdued all his desire and so he is not yet fit to achieve his goal ofbecoming a Brahmin.