The marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki. The couple sit side by side beneath a canopy decorated with parakeets and a fire before them is tended b

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The marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki. The couple sit side by side beneath a canopy decorated with parakeets and a fire before them is tended by a priest who burns incense. Household ladies and other priests are gathered on either side; women are at the palace windows above. Opaque watercolour. Originally published in

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