Ragini Bhairavi is shown in this painting as a female devotee worshipping at a sumptuously decorated shrine dedicated to the god Shiva. A musical mode performed in the early morning, Bhairavi is a manifestation of the goddess Parvati, the wife of Shiva. The devotee is accompanied by female attendants, while a priest is seated next to the shrine. The flowers, bell, and conch shell placed in the foreground are accoutrements of ritual worship. The painting captures the passion of devotion and blurs the boundaries between romance—as experienced by the ideal lovers Shiva and Parvati—and piety toward the divine. This musical mode is said to be soft with pleasing notes, echoing the love and reverence shown in the painting.