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Date: ca 1650 CE

Subject: Krishna Overcomes Putana - Putana is a huge ogress who appears as an attractive young girl to feed Krishna from her poisonous breasts. Krishna sucks the life out of her and she dies.

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Date: ca 1650 CE

Subject: Krishna Overcomes Putana - Left portion, Krishna astride Putana; Putana is a huge ogress who appears as an attractive young girl to feed Krishna from her poisonous breasts. Krishna sucks the life out of her and she dies.

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Date: ca 1650 CE

Subject: Gopis Searching for Krishna - Center portion, Gopis

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Date: ca 1690 CE

Subject: Krishna fluting in tree; Krishna Steals Clothes of the Gopis

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Date: ca 1690 CE

Subject: Krishna Overcomes Putana - Putana is a huge ogress who appears as an attractive young girl to feed Krishna from her poisonous breasts. Krishna sucks the life out of her and she dies.

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Date: ca 1690 CE

Subject: Krishna Overcomes Putana - Right portion, Putana; Putana is a huge ogress who appears as an attractive young girl to feed Krishna from her poisonous breasts. Krishna sucks the life out of her and she dies.

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Date: ca 1690 CE

Subject: Krishna Overcomes Putana - Upper mid portion, Krishna with Putana as a young girl; Putana is a huge ogress who appears as an attractive young girl to feed Krishna from her poisonous breasts. Krishna sucks the life out of her and she dies.

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Date: ca 1690 CE

Subject: Krishna Stealing Butter - Center portion, Krishna and Balarama; Krishna's favorite pastime as a toddler is to steal the butter of the cowgirls, that is frequently hung from the roof.

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Date: ca 1690 CE

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

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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.

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Date: ca 1690 CE

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

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Date: ca 1690 CE

Subject: Krishna Kills the Demon Aghasura - Ugrasura, 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 Kills the Demon Aghasura - Cowherds and cattle enter the mouth of Aghasura; Ugrasura, 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 Lifts Mount Govardhana - 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: ca 1690 CE

Subject: Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhana - Right portion, center quadrant: Krishna holds up the mountain with one finger; 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: ca 1475 CE

Subject: Left portion, Krishna and gopi; Krishna with gopis in Vrindaban

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Date: ca 1475 CE

Subject: 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 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 1475 CE

Subject: Yashoda (Yashoda), wife of Nanda and foster-mother to Krishna; Krishna with Yashoda

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Date: ca 1500-1599 CE

Subject: Center portion, Krishna receives flowers; Krishna offered flowers by Kamsa's flower bearer

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Date: ca 1575 CE

Subject: Center portion, Krishna and Kubja; Kubja is a hunchback who serves Raja Kansa as a perfume-maker. Krishna straightens her back by pressing his feet down on her toes while lifting up her head by her chin; Krishna blesses Kubja

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Date: ca 1625 CE

Subject: Center portion, Krishna fluting; Nayaka with Anusayana Nayika

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Date: ca 1640 CE

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

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Date: 1990-1999

Subject: Dowry Box. Pedis, or dowry boxes are created by chitrakaras and are used to store items of dowries. These are wooden boxes often made of gambhari wood which are covered with cloth canvas and painted over. The boxes may be decorated with scenes from the life of Krishna or they may be decorated with images of musicians and dancers, animals, plants, or other designs. Side view of the box.

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