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Krishna dances on the head of serpent king Kaliya and in this way, defeats him. Kaliya with his fiery poison had been boiling the waters of the Yamuna River, creating a poisonous breeze that was killing everything in its path. Surrounding are Kaliya’s wives who hold their hands in anjali mudra and venerate Krishna as they realize that he has liberated their husband from corruption and impurity.
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Title: Kaliya Daman
Date: 1910s–1920s
Culture: India
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 21 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (55.2 × 40 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Nina Bunshaft, by exchange, 2014
Object Number: 2014.90
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