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A Brahmin gives Krishna the Message or Invitation for the Competition to Rukmini’s Svayamvara, from a Bhagavata Purana

c. 1650–60
Gum tempera and gold on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The letter in Krishna’s hand repeats the name of “Rama,” another incarnation of Vishnu.

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