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Krishna Watches the Milkmaids Circumambulating a Sacred Tree: the Month of Jyestha (May–June), from a Baramasa (The Twelve Months)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a drawing of a scene with a large group of people. The drawing is on aged paper with darker spots and tears around the edges. The scene shows a man watching from above as a group of women walk around a tree. The man is in the top center of the image and is wearing a dhoti. He has a crown on his head and his right arm is raised. The women are wearing long dresses and head coverings. They are walking around a tree that is drawn with a large trunk and branches. There are also several ducks in the water at the bottom of the image. The background of the image includes a sun in the top-left corner and some plants and rocks. The drawing is done in orange and black ink.

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645 × 900 px
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