It was during her stay at Saraya that Sher-Gil painted the "Village Scene," "In the Ladies' Enclosure," and "Siesta," all of which portray the leisurely rhythms of life in rural India. "Siesta" and "In the Ladies' Enclosure" reflect her experimentation with the miniature school of painting while "Village Scene" reflects influences of the Pahari school of painting. Although acclaimed by art critics Karl Khandalavala in Bombay and Charles Fabri in Lahore as the greatest painter of the century, Sher-Gil's paintings found few buyers. She travelled across India with her paintings but the Nawab Salar Jung of Hyderabad returned them and the Maharaja of Mysore chose Ravi Varma's paintings over hers.