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Kaiwan, Latif, and Sharif arrive at a house of worship, where they seek help from Khurshid who has become a mystical healer, from a Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night

c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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The planet Saturn, called Kaiwan, is often depicted in South Asian imagery with a staff.

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