In the centre of the painting is a male figure with an ornate crown. He has a third eye and indicates that this is the god Indra. A female figure, his wife, can just be made out to his right hand side. On his left is a green demon raising her hand. Above the demon or two more figures, one of which wears a crown. On the left hand side of the painting there are two figures dressed as ascetics. They are all surrounded by clouds.

The cave paintings of Ajanta are the oldest surviving examples of painting in India. They depict stories from the lives of the Buddha (the jatakas) and date from the 1st century BC to about AD 480.

The central figure is Indra, recognised by his third eye and crown. The figure to his left is probably his wife. The green demonic figure is meant to be playing a kettledrum and is likely to be a personification of the tempestuous storm. The two men above the demon may be representations of Indra’s heaven, the Trayastrima. The two figures dressed as ascetics are Bramakayikas, god’s from Brahama’s heaven.