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Site Name: Tiruparuthikundram

Date: 1600-1699 CE with restorations in 2006

Subject: Sangita-Mandapa; Painted ceiling; Scenes from the life of Krishna (top to bottom): 1. Krishna raising up the Mount Govardhana; Krishna doing trivikrama; Nanda's flight from the village with his cowherds and cattle out of fear for Kamsa; Krishna assuring Nanda of his strength by lifting on the way a huge stone column, thus prevailing him to return to the village 2. Krishna plucking a lotus flower from a tank guarded by a naga, after subduing it; Krishna subjugating an infuriated elephant set up against him by Kamsa; Baladeva informing Krishna, while wrestling with the latter; Krishna vanquishing a wrestler; Krishna killing Kamsa; Baladeva and Vasudeva appeasing the public 3. Ugrasena and his wife Padmavati, Vasudeva and Devaki, Samudravijaya and his wife Sivadevi, Krishna victory over Mahabala 4. Ugrasena and his wife Padmavati, Vasudeva and Devaki, Samudravijaya and his wife Sivadevi, Krishna victory over Mahabala.

Site Name: Mathura

Date: 1-99 CE

Subject: Slab showing Vasudeva carrying Krsna in his basket (Surpa) across Yamuna, recovered from Gayatri Tila (Mathura)

Site Name: Tiruparuthikundram

Date: 1600-1699 CE with restorations in 2006

Subject: Sangita-Mandapa; Painted ceiling; Scenes from the life of Krishna (top to bottom): 1. Krishna raising up the Mount Govardhana; Krishna doing trivikrama; Nanda's flight from the village with his cowherds and cattle out of fear for Kamsa; Krishna assuring Nanda of his strength by lifting on the way a huge stone column, thus prevailing him to return to the village 2. Krishna plucking a lotus flower from a tank guarded by a naga, after subduing it; Krishna subjugating an infuriated elephant set up against him by Kamsa; Baladeva informing Krishna, while wrestling with the latter; Krishna vanquishing a wrestler; Krishna killing Kamsa; Baladeva and Vasudeva appeasing the public 3. Ugrasena and his wife Padmavati, Vasudeva and Devaki, Samudravijaya and his wife Sivadevi, Krishna victory over Mahabala 4. The battle between Krishna and Aparajita; ruse employed and the return of Kaalayava 5. The flight of the Yadavas under Krishna's leadership; Krishna doing penance; Krishna dreaming of the deva Gautama who offered to take Krishna on his back as a horse and to find for him a new land; realization of the dream; finding of the city of Dvaraka.

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Date: ca 400 CE - 499 CE

Subject: Niche, Vasudeva transporting Krishna

Site Name: Guler or Kangra

Date: ca 1770 CE

Subject: Vasudeva changes the babies - Vasudeva carries Krishna to the home of Nanda and Yashoda and substitutes him for the couple's new-born infant daughter.

Site Name: Guler or Kangra

Date: ca 1770 CE

Subject: Vasudeva changes the babies - Right portion, Vasudeva removes the infant daughter of Yashoda; Vasudeva carries Krishna to the home of Nanda and Yashoda and substitutes him for the couple's new-born infant daughter.

Site Name: Guler or Kangra

Date: ca 1770 CE

Subject: Vasudeva changes the babies - Left portion, Vasudeva and the infant daughter of Yashoda; Vasudeva carries Krishna to the home of Nanda and Yashoda and substitutes him for the couple's new-born infant daughter.

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Date: ca 1715 CE

Subject: Center portion, Vasudeva carries Krishna to Nanda's house in Gokula; to be sung in Raga Devagandhara; Sur Das singing of Krishna's childhood

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Date: ca 1900-1980 CE; before 1980 CE

Subject: Krishna with Parents, Krishna announces his godhead to imprisoned parents Devaki and Vasudeva before being taken to his foster home. Published by Ravi Varma Press, Malavli-Lonavla, Maharashtra.

Site Name: Tiruparuthikundram

Date: 1600-1699 CE with restorations in 2006

Subject: Sangita-Mandapa; Painted ceiling; Scenes from the life of Krishna (top to bottom): 1. Baladeva removing the child from the chamber of nativity; Vasudeva holding a white umbrella over the child; the presiding deity of the city, in the form of a bull, showing Baladeva the way; the city gate opened; the river Jumna divided and gave him way; Baladeva delivering the child unto the care of Nanda Gopa 2. Sports of Krishna and the annihilation of seven evil sprits sent by Kamsa 3. Krishna raising up the Mount Govardhana; Krishna doing trivikrama; Nanda's flight from the village with his cowherds and cattle out of fear for Kamsa; Krishna assuring Nanda of his strength by lifting on the way a huge stone column, thus prevailing him to return to the village.

Site Name: Amrtapura/ Amruthapura

Date: ca 1196 CE

Subject: Navaranga, north wall, Vasudeva carrying Krsna across yamuna

Site Name: Tiruparuthikundram

Date: 1600-1699 CE with restorations in 2006

Site Name: Tiruparuthikundram

Date: 1600-1699 CE with restorations in 2006

Subject: Sangita-Mandapa; Painted ceiling; Scenes from the life of Krishna (top to bottom): 1. Kamsa and his consort Jivadyasa; Devaki being married to Vasudeva; birth of Krishna 2. Baladeva removing the child from the chamber of nativity; Vasudeva holding a white umbrella over the child; the presiding deity of the city, in the form of a bull, showing Baladeva the way; the city gate opened; the river Jumna divided and gave him way; Baladeva delivering the child unto the care of Nanda Gopa 3. Sports of Krishna and the annihilation of seven evil sprits sent by Kamsa 4. Krishna raising up the Mount Govardhana; Krishna doing trivikrama; Nanda's flight from the village with his cowherds and cattle out of fear for Kamsa; Krishna assuring Nanda of his strength by lifting on the way a huge stone column, thus prevailing him to return to the village 5. Krishna plucking a lotus flower from a tank guarded by a naga, after subduing it; Krishna subjugating an infuriated elephant set up against him by Kamsa; Baladeva informing Krishna, while wrestling with the latter; Krishna vanquishing a wrestler; Krishna killing Kamsa; Baladeva and Vasudeva appeasing the public 6. Ugrasena and his wife Padmavati, Vasudeva and Devaki, Samudravijaya and his wife Sivadevi, Krishna victory over Mahabala 7. The battle between Krishna and Aparajita; ruse employed and the return of Kaalayava.

Site Name: Vadacheri

Date: 1300-1399 CE

Subject: Yashoda with Krishna: Vasudeva, a mythological king, had several wives including Rohini and Devaki. After Devaki's wedding, her brother Kamsa had a premonition that her eighth son would kill him. Kamsa killed Devaki's first six children and during Devakai's seventh pregnancy, Vishnu transferred the embryo to Rohini?s womb in order to prevent the child?s murder and when the child was born it was called Balarama. Then Vishnu allowed himself to be conceived in Devaki and the Goddess of Sleep and Night to be conceived in Yashoda, wife of the cowherd Nanda, both of whom looked after Rohini in their country retreat. Vishnu was now Devakai's eighth son whom Kamsa had sworn to kill. By his power, Vishnu arranged that Devaki and Yashoda give birth at the same time so at the time of the birth the babies could be exchanged. Thus Vishnu was born as Krishna and was brought up by Yashoda and Nanda and Vasudeva and Devaki pretended that their eighth child was a daughter.

Site Name: Vadacheri

Date: 1300-1399 CE

Subject: Yashoda with Krishna: Vasudeva, a mythological king, had several wives including Rohini and Devaki. After Devaki's wedding, her brother Kamsa had a premonition that her eighth son would kill him. Kamsa killed Devaki?s first six children and during Devakai's seventh pregnancy, Vishnu transferred the embryo to Rohini?s womb in order to prevent the child?s murder and when the child was born it was called Balarama. Then Vishnu allowed himself to be conceived in Devaki and the Goddess of Sleep and Night to be conceived in Yashoda, wife of the cowherd Nanda, both of whom looked after Rohini in their country retreat. Vishnu was now Devakai's eighth son whom Kamsa had sworn to kill. By his power, Vishnu arranged that Devaki and Yashoda give birth at the same time so at the time of the birth the babies could be exchanged. Thus Vishnu was born as Krishna and was brought up by Yashoda and Nanda and Vasudeva and Devaki pretended that their eighth child was a daughter. This is the back view of the image.