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Abduction of Rukmini: Krishna Tied the Hands of Rukma, from a Bhagavata Purana

Cleveland Museum of Art

A painting depicts a scene with a yellow background. A red carriage with one wheel and a curved top is drawn by one black and white horse. A blue-skinned man sits in the carriage wearing a red dhoti and a crown. He holds a red wheel. A woman sits behind him wearing a pink garment. A man wearing a green jacket and red pants stands beside the carriage. Another man in a green and white striped garment stands on the ground. A man with reddish skin lies on the ground. A man with a mustache wearing a pink turban is hit by the man in green. Sanskrit script appears at the top. The image has a pink border.

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900 × 745 px
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