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King Muchukunda Enters the Realm of Mount Gandhamadana to Attain Salvation, from the “Fifth Basohli Bhagavata Purana”

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Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of two men walking near a mountain. The painting is rectangular with a red border. The man on the left wears an orange dhoti with white flowers and a yellow shawl over his shoulder. He has a long white beard and wears a gold crown-like headpiece. He holds a staff in his right hand and walks on a steep gray rocky slope. The man on the right wears a pink dhoti with gold designs and a yellow shawl over his shoulder. He has blue skin and wears a gold crown-like headpiece. His left arm is bent at the elbow, and his right arm is extended downward. In the background, there are trees and a blue sky with clouds. The mountain is large and gray, taking up most of the left side of the painting.

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900 × 678 px
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