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On the plea of sucking her milk, śri Krishṇa kills the demoness Putana
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Watercolor colloidal tin ink and graphite on mill paper, India Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Bequest of Robert West by exchange 2022
Title: On the plea of sucking her milk, śri Krishṇa kills the demoness Putana
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Watercolor colloidal tin ink and graphite on mill paper, India Kolkata (formerly Calcutta).
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