Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a Bhagavata Purana

1686
Location: not on view
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After Krishna convinced the dwellers of the cowherd village in Braj to not give the annual offering to Indra, king of the gods, an enraged Indra flooded the village with heavy rainfall. Krishna, shown with four arms, lifted nearby Mount Govardhan, and the villagers took shelter underneath. The painting depicts a heavy torrent of rain, and in the upper left, Indra sits enthroned with two attendants and his white elephant mount.
Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a Bhagavata Purana

Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a Bhagavata Purana

1686

Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa

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