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

Subject: Lower left portion, Female figures; Meeting with Krishna

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: Relief scene from the Krishna legend: demons

Subject: Murals in Maharaja Suraj Mal's cenotaph, from left to right: Krishna & Radha playing holi, a durbar scene, Krishna pacifying angry Radha

Subject: Rasamandala, Dance of Krishna; Rasamandala, episode from The Rasapanchadhyayi

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

Subject: Radha and Krishna in Promenade

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: Pancha Ratna temple decorated with scenes from the Life of Krishna; Warrior on chariot

Subject: Krishna on Leaf, Krishna as Balaji, the newborn cosmic child. Published by Maharaj Calendar Co., Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu.

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: Left portion, Radha and attendant; Radha and Attendant Watch Krishna with Gopis

Subject: Lower left portion, Blarama and female admirers; Mount Raivataka is near Krishna's capital Dvarka (Dwarka) [Balarama Drinking on Mount Raivataka]

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: Left portion, Rukmini with attendants; Rukmini Being Prepared for Wedding Krishna

Subject: Baby Krishna Floating in Cosmic Sea

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

Subject: Waiting lover; The Approach of Krishna

Subject: The Drive to Mathura; Akura Drives Krishna and Balarama to Mathura

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

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: Center portion, Krishna; Krishna Meets Radha at Hour of Cowdust