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Subject: Krishna Meets Radha in the Rains - Upper right portion, Dark clouds, rain and lightening

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

Subject: Center portion, heads of Radha and Krishna; Radha and Krishna

Subject: Krishna Meets Radha in the Rains - Center portion, Cows

Subject: Upper right portion, landscape; Radha and Attendant Watch Krishna with Gopis

Subject: Pancha Ratna temple decorated with scenes from the Life of Krishna; Radha and Krishna

Subject: Krishna Meets Radha in the Rains - Left portion, Krishna and Radha beneath his cloak

Subject: Radha Damodara Besha of Lord Jagannatha. Solapith craft uses the pith or soft inner core of the Indian cork tree for making decorative items. The pith is cut in different sizes and shapes for the design and assembled by glue. The pith is incised or removed to create ornamental designs and patterns. Radha is the female counterpart of Krishna. Damodara is one of the names of Krishna. This Bhesa, therefore, highlights the great religious integration that took place in the Jagannatha temple with regard to the episodes of Radha and Krishna. This Bhesa takes place in the months of Asvina and Kartika. This object has been procured by Utkalika, Odisha State Co-operative Handicraft Corporation Ltd.

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

Subject: Krishna Searching Radha in Grove

Subject: Krishna approaches Radha (Lalitahava)

Subject: Krishna Visits Radha on a Stormy Night

Subject: Murals in Maharaja Suraj Mal's cenotaph, from left to right: Deities visit to Radha and Krishna, Suraj Mal’s visit to the shrine of Shri Haridev ji, Krishna playing hide and seek with Radha and other gopis

Subject: Center portion, Krishna at the door; Krishna Visits Radha on a Stormy Night

Subject: Center portion, Krsna and Radha walking [Krishna and Radha Exchange Roles]

Subject: Krishna-Radha on Kandarpa Ashwa. In this straw craft image Krishna and Radha are on a Kandarpa Ashwa. Kandarpa Ashwa, the heavenly horse, is a popular theme in the context of Krishna Raas Leela where gopis are entangled with each other to form the shape of a horse. Straw craft is created by placing straw strand by strand to form a sheet and then cutting the sheet to create a patchwork for the desired shape. This is pasted onto a black cloth that has been mounted on a board. Images created are usually historical or religious. The Kandarpa paintings portray Krishna with the milkmaids or gopikas who are under the spell of his love, in different formations. This object has been loaned by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC).

Subject: Krishna Meets Radha at Hour of Cowdust

Subject: Left portion, Radha in disguise; Radha Disguised as Krishna

Subject: Right portion, Radha reaching for blossoms; Radha and Krishna in forest, captivated by their mutual beauty, From a poem of Bhagwan Kavi

Subject: Krishna and Radha Exchange Roles

Subject: Center portion, Lovers; Radha and Krishna

Subject: Krishna and Radha in a Lotus Pond

Subject: Center portion, Radha and Krishna beneath an umbrella; Radha and Krishna in the Monsoon

Subject: Center portion, Radha and Krishna; Radha and Krishna Dancing