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Krishna and his brother, Balarama, arrive at the Yamuna River on their way from their home in the Braj countryside to the city of Mathura.
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Title: Krishna and Balarama by a River: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)
Date: 1840
Culture: India (Orissa)
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. (23.8 x 32.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Wolff, 1981
Object Number: 1981.461
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