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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.

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Date: ca 1710 CE

Subject: Cowherdesses Searching for Krishna; Scene may possibly be identified as "Game of guessing fruits and flowers".

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Date: ca 1710 CE

Subject: Brahma Steals Krishna's 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.

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Date: ca 1710 CE

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.

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Date: ca 1715 CE

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.

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Date: ca 1715 CE

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.

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Date: ca 1715 CE

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.

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Date: ca 1715 CE

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

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Date: ca 1715 CE

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

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Date: 1719 CE

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

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Date: ca 1720 CE

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

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Date: ca 1720 CE

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

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Date: ca 1720 CE

Subject: Celebrations at the Birth of Krishna

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Date: ca 1725 CE

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.

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Date: ca 1725 CE

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

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Date: ca 1725 CE

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.

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Date: ca 1725 CE

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.

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Date: ca 1725 CE

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.