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Krishna and Gopis

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts Krishna and Gopis. The artwork features a yellow border around a scene with a blue sky and palm trees; 8 women in colorful saris stand in the background facing right; a blue-skinned man in a yellow dhoti faces them; a man and woman sit on a red and black archway in the foreground; black text written in a foreign language is at the top; the right and bottom edges are worn.

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704 × 900 px
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