Krishna: Mythology and Worship

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The Gopis Beseech Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Page from the Dispersed "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu
India (Delhi-Agra area), ca. 1560–65; Chaurapanchasika style
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; 7 9/16 x 10 1/8 in. (19.2 x 25.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of The H. Rubin Foundation Inc., 1972 (1972.260)

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Krishna and Balarama Fight Kamsa's Wrestlers: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)
India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa), ca. 1650
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; 6 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (16.8 x 19.4 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin N. Haas, 1973 (1973.337)

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Nainsukh of Guler
Raja Balwant Singh of Jasrota Does Homage to Krishna and Radha
India (Punjab Hills, Jasrota), ca. 1750
Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; 7 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. (19.7 x 15.6 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Rogers Fund, 1994 (1994.377)

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Krishna Shields the Inhabitants of Braj with Mount Govardhana: Page from a Dispersed Harivamsa (Lineage of Krishna)
India, Akbar period (1555–1605), ca. 1590–95
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1928 (28.63.1)

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Krishna and the Gopis Take Shelter from the Rain
India (Rajasthan, Jaipur), 1760
Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper; 13 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (34.9 x 23.8 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. John Wiley and Cynthia Hazen Polsky Gifts, and Rogers Fund, 1991 (1991.94)

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Priests before Shri Nathji
India (Rajasthan, Kota), ca. 1820
Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper; 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Oliver, 1983 (1983.557.1)

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Picchavai for the Festival of Cows
India (Deccan, Aurangabad?), late 18th century
Painted and printed gold and silver leaf and opaque watercolor on indigo-dyed cotton; 97 5/8 in. x 8 ft. 59 3/8 in. (248 x 262 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2003 2003.177