Krishna's Fifth and Sixth Avatars, page from a copy of the Gitagovinda of Jayaveda

A traveler persuades Lorik to return home (top); Chanda objects (bottom), from a Chandayana (Story of Chanda)

Sultanate India

The prince’s ordeal continues, he is ordered away to be executed for the fifth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Ghulam 'Ali

The handmaiden appeals for justice and the prince is taken to the execution site for the fourth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Tara 2

King Bhojaraja tries in vain to ascertain the whereabouts of the pearl from the four travelling companions, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Leaf from a Kalighat album: Rama and Sita in the Royal Palace (recto); Radha and Krishna (verso)

Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy

The Sentiment of Peace: Sama Rasa, from a Rasikapriya

Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa

Leaf from a Kalighat album: Rama and Sita enthroned (recto); Garuda carrying Balarama and Krishna (verso)

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining

Western India, Gujarat

Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda

Western India, Gujarat

Vamana (Trivikrama) avatar

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Krishna en herderinnen

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The Brahmin Delivers Rukmini's Letter to Krishna: Page from a Dispersed Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu)

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