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Bala Krishna and the demon Putana (Putanapranharan)
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Chromolithograph on paper, India Karla–Lonavala Maharashtra
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of John and Fausta Eskenazi 2025
Title: Bala Krishna and the demon Putana (Putanapranharan)
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Chromolithograph on paper, India Karla–Lonavala Maharashtra.
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