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Krishna and Balarama Fight the Evil King Kamsa’s Wrestlers: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana
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Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Madhya Pradesh Malwa)
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin N. Haas 1973
Title: Krishna and Balarama Fight the Evil King Kamsa’s Wrestlers: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana
Description:
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Madhya Pradesh Malwa).
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