Krishna Vanquishing Vanasura: Scene from the Aniruddha Usha Section of Krishna Lila
A painting depicts a battle scene with four men and one woman. The man on the left wears a red long-sleeved tunic with white detailing, a gold crown, and holds a scimitar and a round black shield. He sits on a green serpent. The man on the right wears a gray long-sleeved tunic with gold detailing, a gold crown, and has many arms. He appears to be falling backwards off a blue horse. The blue horse has a red saddle blanket. The woman wears a pink long-sleeved tunic and a gold crown. She holds an object in her left hand and stands on the bottom left. The background is yellow with a blue sky and scattered arrows. The scene depicts Krishna Vanquishing Vanasura.
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- 900 × 655 px
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