Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series, Sa Nana, ca. 1520–30

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Krishna and the Kshatriya Maidens Proceed to Dvaraka: page from a Bhagavata Purana series, Early Rajput -Chaurapanchasika style, ca. 1520–30, India (Delhi-Agra area), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Image: 6 3/4 in. × 9 in. ( × cm), Paintings, Sa Nana, In this episode from the Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of Lord Vishnu), we see Krishna, Satyabhama (one of his wives), and the 16,100 Kshatriya maidens he has rescued (all of whom he later weds), departing the demon Naraka's home in Assam to journey across northern India to Dvaraka, in western India

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