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Vishnu and the divine serpent (Shesh Narayana)

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Chromolithograph on paper, India Karla-Lonavala Maharashtra
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase The Kipper Family Foundation Gift 2021
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Title: Vishnu and the divine serpent (Shesh Narayana)
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Chromolithograph on paper, India Karla-Lonavala Maharashtra.

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