Urvashi Pururava is an oleograph depicting Urvashi, the most beautiful apsara, abandoning her husband, Pururavas, a king in Hindi mythology.

Another love story bordering on a tragic, abrupt end. The beautiful celestial apsara Urvashi is sent down from the heavens and King Pururavas falls in love with her. She agrees to his proposal of marriage on the condition that he never neglects her pet goats and secondly, will never present himself naked before her. Urvashi tells him that if he disobeys the two conditions at any time, she would go away.
Pururavas remains rooted in love and stays true, causing dismay to the Devas, who want Urvashi back in their abode. Some of them come down stealthily at night and steal the goats; hearing the animals’ cry, Urvashi chides Pururavas for letting them go unattended. Rushing out to rescue to them, the King is caught unawares as a flash of lightning reveals his naked self. With the second condition also broken, albeit unwittingly, Urvashi flies away to the heavens even as a dispirited Pururavas desperately tries to stop her departure.

Title: Urvashi
Creator: Ravi Varma Press
Date Created: 1890
Physical Dimensions: 35 x 50 cm
Type: Reproduction
Original Source: From the Sandeep & Gitanjali Maini Foundation
Rights: Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, Bengaluru