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# Krishna

Painting in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Krishna is shown with blue skin and a halo, standing in the centre of a gathering of cow-herd girls (gopis) some of whom raise peacock-feather fans over him. Radha stands on one side of him, offering him a pan (betel quid).

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1725–1775 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-40-1980](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-40-1980) · Pramāṇa
