Galaxy of Musicians is an 1889 painting by the Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma.

The painting shows a group of Indian women from various backgrounds playing their traditional instruments;[1] from the Muslim courtesan on the right to the Nair woman playing a veena on the left and Marathi woman at centre the painting emphasizes the dresses and adornments of women from all over India.

[2] Originally painted for the Maharaja of Mysore, Ravi Varma focused in one painting on each group's customs and how they all characterized music.

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