Krishna Battles the Armies of the Demon Naraka: Page from a Bhagavata Purana Manuscript

The folio depicts the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna’s subjugation of the Serpent King Kaliya in the waters of the river Yamuna. The artist depicts Krishna three times to illustrat...

Based on chapter twenty-seven of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana, this folio depicts Indra, the king of the gods, paying homage to Krishna. The blue-skinned Krishna towers o...

In this folio, the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna is depicted twice, once sounding his conch as a cry for battle on demon Bana, whose thousand-armed form is seen at the bottom left...

The painting depicts Kamsa, the blue-skinned Hindu god Krishna’s uncle, requesting Akrura (literally, one who is not cruel) to fetch his nephew, Krishna and his elder half-brother ...

At the center of the folio is a walled fortress, which serves as our vantage point for the circular chaos below. Along with the four women on the terrace, we watch the battle unfol...

In this folio, the blue-skinned Krishna sits below a tree, surrounded by his female admirers, the Gopis. The gopis look at Krishna adoringly; in the adoration of Krishna lies the a...