

A Brahmin gives Krishna the Message or Invitation for the Competition to Rukmini’s Svayamvara, from a Bhagavata Purana
The image depicts A Brahmin giving Krishna a message or invitation for the competition to Rukmini's Svayamvara. The scene shows three men in an ornate building. A man wearing a white turban, white garment, and beaded necklace stands on the left side, holding an object. To his right, a man in a white turban and white garment gestures with both hands as if speaking to another man. The third man sits on a platform on the right side, wearing a blue body with yellow and gold accents on his head and garment. He holds a scroll with black writing. Above them, a yellow banner contains black foreign writing. The background features a red wall with white pillars and green archways on either side, and a black sky with white and gold buildings. The bottom of the image shows a wavy line with plants and fish.
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- 900 × 774 px
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