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Krishnain the coil of Serpent Kaliya

The painting is narrating one of the important scenes of Kaliya Mardan . Kaliya serpent was polluting water of river and Krishna killed him. Here the scene is depicting an event when serpent Kaliya tried to kill Krishna by dunking in water. Balrama , brother of Krishna is bowing forward in an attempt to save Krishna .

Kind
artefact
Date
1720 CE