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Five Poses of Krishna Making Love, from a Bikaner Bhagavata Purana
- Date
- c. 1600
- Medium
- Gum tempera and gold on paper
- Culture
- Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
When the Hindu god Vishnu incarnated as his human avatar Krishna, he spent his youth in a cowherd village. When he reached adolescence, the milkmaids were all drawn to him. A passage in the text explains that Krishna miraculously multiplied himself so he could be with each one individually, so they could experience the bliss of divine union. Krishna can be seen making love on a swing in the central circle.
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