| Patakas 
                                are specimens of paintings executed by Tantrik 
                                sadhakas for personal worship. These portray 
                                the worshipped deity:Hanuman, Devi, etc. along 
                                with numerous yantras and mantras 
                                all over the pictorial space. No professional 
                                artists' help was sought in paintings these works 
                                of Rajasthani provenance, mainly from Jodhpur. 
                                An unusual portrayal of Hanuman by a Muslim sadhak 
                                stands out prominently: nowhere to be seen except 
                                in our collection. |