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Krishna quells the serpent Kaliya (verso), from a Kalighat album

c. 1890
Gum tempera, graphite, and ink on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Kaliya is one of the few foes whom Krishna did not kill, but permitted him to relocate to an island in the ocean.

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