Photograph of three Indian women, possibly Nautch dancers, or members of the Maharaja's household, seated and facing the viewer. They are flanked by decorative lattice work wall. More women stand behind. A statue of a peacock can be seen above the seated women's heads.

These women may be some of the performers who entertained the Prince of Wales and his host, Sir Ganga Singh the Maharaja of Bikaner at Lalghar Palace. The Prince and the Maharaja watched performances of dancers, jugglers and musicians within one of the marble outer courts of the Palace.

On October 26 1921, Edward, Prince of Wales left Portsmouth to begin a tour of the Indian Subcontinent and Japan that covered 41,000 miles, lasting 8 months. Prince Edward spent four months in India, travelling from Bombay to Calcutta and then from Madras to Karachi. As the British Empire's Ambassador, the Prince visited India on behalf of his father King George V, to thank the nation for the essential role it had played during the First World War. Moreover, the visit was intended to strengthen links between Britain and its Empire at a time of increasing calls for Indian independence.