Proshitapatika Nayika, the lady whose lover is away.

There are eight types of nayikas (heroines) in traditional Indian visual and performing arts, each representing different states or moods in relation to her nayak (hero). Seated in a palace chamber, the lady lowers her head in frustration as her sakhi (female friend) attempts to comfort her. Three peacocks enjoy the arrival of the monsoon rains in the landscape as lightening fills the sky.

The style of painting and its borders associate it with the artists of the Punjab Hills in the early 19th century.