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Subject: Brahma Steals Krishna's cows; The boy Krishna searching for the stolen cows; Krishna and the cowherd children picnic under a kadam tree, and the gods look down upon them. Brahma teases Krishna by hiding the calves and cowherds in a cave for a year.

Subject: Yashoda Awakens Krishna, scene from the Sursagar; Sur Das was a blind Hindi poet of 16th century northern India. His poetical work, Sursagar, narrates the story of Krishna.

Subject: Krishna Meets Radha, scene from the Gita Govinda; Written by Jayadeva, the Gita Govinda is a 12th century epic poem concerning the love between Krishna and Radha. It consists of 12 chapters divided into 24 songs and was composed for dance.

Subject: Krishna Meets Radha, scene from the Gita Govinda; Right portion, Krishna and Radha; Written by Jayadeva, the Gita Govinda is a 12th century epic poem concerning the love between Krishna and Radha. It consists of 12 chapters divided into 24 songs and was composed for dance.

Subject: Elephant Fight for Sangram Singh II; Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710-1734) of Mewar (Udaipur)

Subject: Elephant Fight for Sangram Singh II; Center portion, Elephants; Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710-1734) of Mewar (Udaipur)

Subject: Krishna Fluting; Poet Bihari Lal; Chaube (1595-1664). The Sat Sai consists of 700 verses concerned with Krishna's love.;

Subject: Sangram Singh II with Court Ladies; Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710-1734) of Mewar (Udaipur)

Subject: Sangram Singh II with court ladies - Lower portion, Sangram Singh with ladies; Maharana Sangram Singh II (r. 1710-1734) of Mewar (Udaipur)

Subject: Celebrations at the Birth of Krishna

Subject: 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.

Subject: Krishna Kills the Bull Demon Aristasura - The bull demon scatters the cattle. Krishna breaks its neck.

Subject: Krishna Kills the Bull Demon Aristasura - Krishna breaks the neck of the bull demon; The bull demon scatters the cattle. Krishna breaks its neck.

Subject: Krishna Subdues 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.

Subject: Krishna Subdues Kaliya - Upper right portion, Krishna in tree; 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.

Subject: The black bees in search of flowers are symbolic of the urgency of lovers; The offended Radha

Subject: Lower left portion, Radha with bow; The black bees in search of flowers are symbolic of the urgency of lovers; The offended Radha

Subject: Lower right portion, Krishna in forest; The black bees in search of flowers are symbolic of the urgency of lovers; The offended Radha

Subject: Krishna taking toll

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

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

Subject: Krishna embracing Radha, from a poem by Paramanand Das

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

Subject: Krishna and Radha, reconciliation; to be sung in Raga Malava