hey history geek! great post as ever!!
maybe its only me but i think that this painting not only symbolises the hindu muslim and rajput mughal ties but also the love and reationship of these two great personalities...while MUZBS was busy helping muslims on their pilgrimage to mecca, shehenshah akbar was in the court removing the tax on hindu pilgrimages and facing his own courtiers and ulemas!! he participate in hindu pujas n festivals and she died (buried) as a muslim... as if these two said to each other one night.. u know, these differences over religion are stupid so u promote islam and il keep hinduism thriving