CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

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

Subject: Dark clouds and lightening are symbolic of passion; Krishna meets Radha in the rains

Subject: Relief scene from the Krishna legend: demons

Subject: Battle between Krishna and Banasura; Center: mounted protagonists

Subject: Radha and Krishna in Promenade

Subject: Center portion, Krishna and Naraka; Krishna Kills the Demon Naraka

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.

Subject: Pradyumna, Krishna and Rama on Garuda; Temple dedicated to Vishnu.

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.

Subject: Upper portion, Krishna Stealing Curds

Subject: Left 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

Subject: Upper right portion, elephant leading the procession; In 1564, four sultans allied at Talikota against the Vijayanagara empire. In the Battle of Talikota in 1565 the Vijayangara army led by Rama Raya was defeated. He was the son-in-law of the emperor Krishna Deva Raya. Vijayanagara (now known as Hampi) was completely destroyed in the third battle. The victorious Muslim army was commanded by Hussain Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar, Ali Adil Shah and Ibrahim Qutb Shah. [Battle of Rakshasi-Tangadi (Battle of Talikota)]

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

Subject: Krishna's Confrontation with Aghasura - Center portion, Cows and cowherds in the mouth of the snake demon, Ugrasura; Aghasura, the snake demon, sucks the cowherds and cowgirls into his mouth. Krishna expands his body until the snake bursts open.

Subject: Lower portion, Krishna with Attendants: serving girl; Krishna (literally: black), the Blue God or the Dark Lord, is the eighth avatar (or incarnation) of Vishnu.

Subject: Baby Krishna Floating in Cosmic Sea

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.

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

Subject: Right portion, Musicians; Krishna Being Dressed as a Gopi at the Holi Festival

Subject: Krishna Stealing Butter, Krishna (literally: black), the Blue God or the Dark Lord, is the eight avatar (or incarnation) of Vishnu.

Subject: Left portion, Krishna leaning against a tree; Radha and Krishna in forest, captivated by their mutual beauty, From a poem of Bhagwan Kavi

Subject: Radha and Krsna [Radha and Krishna on a Bed]

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

Subject: Center portion, Krishna and Aristasura; The bull demon scatters the cattle. Krishna breaks its neck.; Krishna Kills the Bull Demon Aristasura