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Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto); Parivati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a two-panel artwork. The left panel shows a man with dark skin wearing a yellow dhoti and red shawl standing on a red platform. He holds the hand of a woman with light skin wearing a white sari. A blue and black swan sits on the left. A woman with light skin sits cross-legged on a yellow platform. She wears a pink sari. A red canopy with a yellow finial covers her. The right panel shows a woman with light skin wearing a purple sari. Her right hand is raised. A man stands opposite her wearing a yellow dhoti. He has light blue skin and wears a tall conical hat. His hands are raised.

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900 × 729 px
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