Krishna Playing with the Gopis in the Yamuna, c. 1770. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Nurpur. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: x cm (9 3/4 x 7 in.); image: x cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). After Krishna raised Mount Govardhan, he began to play erotically with the girls of his village. Under a scorching sun, Krishna and three milkmaids enjoy the cooling waters of the Yamuna River. The women neatly stack their clothes on a nearby tree, and Krishna’s crown and scarf rest by the bank. Krishna playfully splashes one of the women, and she turns her face away.
Krishna Playing with the Gopis in the Yamuna, c. 1770. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Nurpur. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: x cm (9 3/4 x 7 in.); image: x cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). After Krishna raised Mount Govardhan, he began to play erotically with the girls of his village. Under a scorching sun, Krishna and three milkmaids enjoy the cooling waters of the Yamuna River. The women neatly stack their clothes on a nearby tree, and Krishna’s crown and scarf rest by the bank. Krishna playfully splashes one of the women, and she turns her face away. This scene evokes the joy of spending life in intimacy with the god Krishna.
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