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Date: 1525-1550 CE

Subject: Battle between Krishna and Banasura

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Date: ca 1645-50 CE

Subject: Lower middle portion, Krishna and Radha beneath a bower, from a poem by Paramanand Das

Site Name: Garhwal

Date: ca 1820 CE

Subject: Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Cowherdesses - Krishna steals the clothes of the gopis, and climbs up into the tree with them.

Site Name: Guler

Date: ca 1780 CE

Subject: Center portion, Krishna and Radha

Site Name: Guler

Date: ca 1790 CE

Subject: Lower right portion, Musicians; Krishna Celebrating the Holi Festival

Site Name: Guler or Kangra

Date: ca 1770 CE

Subject: Vasudeva changes the babies - Left portion, Vasudeva and the infant daughter of Yashoda; Vasudeva carries Krishna to the home of Nanda and Yashoda and substitutes him for the couple's new-born infant daughter.

Site Name: Kishangarh

Date: ca 1780 CE

Subject: Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan - Center portion, Krishna; Indra causes a torrential rain for seven days. Krishna lifts up Mount Govardhana with one finger so that the cowherds and cattle can shelter under it.

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Date: 1688 CE

Subject: Krishna battles with a bear to recover a jewel belonging to Sattrajit. The bear recognizes Krishna and bows before him; returns the jewel, then asks him to accept his daughter Jambhavati in marriage. The jewel is returned to Sattrajit who asks Krishna to marry his own daughter Satyabhama; Krishna marries Bhadra (or Jambavati)

Site Name: Bundi

Date: ca 1775-1799 CE

Subject: Krishna and Radha, Krishna (literally: black), the Blue God or the Dark Lord, is the eighth avatar (or incarnation) of Vishnu.

Site Name: Ettumanur

Date: Paintings: ca 1600-1699 CE

Subject: Western Gopuram, Painting to right of entrance door: Krishna and Gopis

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Date: ca 1605 -1610 CE

Subject: Meghamalhara Ragini depicts Krishna dancing in the rain.; Meghamalhara Ragini

Site Name: Guler or Kangra

Date: ca 1770 CE

Subject: Krishna Defeats the Whirlwind Demon Trinavarta - The Whirlwind demon, Trinavarta, seizes the five month old. Krishna dashes him to death against a stone.

Site Name: Tiruparuthikundram

Date: 1600-1699 CE with restorations in 2006

Subject: Sangita-Mandapa; Painted ceiling; Scenes from the life of Neminatha (top to bottom): 1. Krishna in court, when he heard the blast produced on the conch by Neminatha 2. The marriage procession of Neminatha 3. The Laukantika-devas reminding Neminatha that it was time for diksha 4. Neminatha proceeding in a palanquin for diksha to the garden sahasramravana 5. The diksha ceremony and subsequent penance.

Site Name: Bundi

Date: ca 1725 CE

Subject: Center portion, Krishna and nayika; The Rasikapriya, written circa 1590 by Keshav Das, a celebrated Hindi poet, is a treatise on erotica (rasa: literally mood). In it, nayikas are divided into several classifications; Scene from the Rasikapriya

Site Name: Nurpur or Chamba

Date: ca 1810 CE

Subject: Krishna Kills Kamsa - Krishna kills Kansa (Kamsa) and his eight demon brothers

Site Name: Guler

Date: ca 1810 CE

Subject: Center portion, Radha and Krishna beneath an umbrella; Radha and Krishna in the Monsoon

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Date: ca 1800 CE

Subject: Radha and Krishna on a Bed

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Date: ca 1475 CE

Subject: Center portion, Krishna lifts up the mountain with one finger while fluting; Indra causes a torrential rain for seven days. Krishna lifts up Mount Govardhana ("greatest of the hills") with one finger so that the cowherds and cattle can shelter under it; Krishna holding Mount Govardhana

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Date: ca 1700 CE

Subject: Krishna Swallows the Forest Fire - Right portion, Cattle; Cowherds and cattle are in the forest at night when there is a storm, followed by a great fire that encircles them. Krishna saves them by sucking the fire into his mouth.

Site Name: Bishnupur (Vishnupur)

Date: ca 1655 CE

Subject: Jor Bangla design based on indigenous huts built back to back; Scenes from Krishna legend

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Date: ca 1800-1899 CE

Subject: Krishna's Confrontation with Aghasura - Aghasura, the snake demon, sucks the cowherds and cowgirls into his mouth. Krishna expands his body until the snake bursts open.

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Date: ca 1690 CE

Subject: Krishna Overcomes the Demon Kaliya - The giant snake Kaliya lives in a whirlpool in the Jumna River, where the cowherds have brought their cattle. They play a game of ball, and Krishna climbs a kadam tree. The ball is thrown up to him but goes into the water. Krishna jumps in after the ball and Kaliya encircles him. Krishna overpowers the snake by dancing on its head. The snake is banished to a distant land.

Site Name: Halebid / Halebeed

Date: ca 1200-1299 CE

Subject: Upper portion, bust of Krishna [Krishna Lifting Mt. Govardhana]

Site Name: Kangra

Date: ca 1820 CE

Subject: Bath of Krishna and Balarama

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