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Vanasura's Sons Submit to Krishna: Scene from the Aniruddha Usha Section of Krishna Lila

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene with three men and two fish. The man on the left sits on a green fish and wears a yellow robe with white and red accents, a gold crown, and holds a bow. A quiver of arrows is on his back. The man in the middle wears a white robe with gold accents, a gold crown, and has his hands outstretched. The man on the right wears a pink robe with red and gold accents, a red quiver of arrows on his back, and holds a red sword. A white fish lies on the ground to his right. The background features gray hills and blue sky with white clouds. A small figure plays a horn in one of the clouds.

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