Krishna and the Gopis Gather for Rasamandala
Red border surrounds a painting. A blue-skinned man wearing white pants and a white and gold headpiece stands among a group of about 50 women wearing orange and green outfits. The women are gathered around him. A black hill or mountain. Two lines of black text at top and bottom. Green trees and a full moon in the background. Water lilies with lit candles float on water in the foreground. A small orange figure of a man on the left.
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