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Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a History of the Lord (Bhagavata Purana) manuscript
Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
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Artist | Anonymous |
Organization | Yale University Art Gallery |
Spatial Coverage | Basohli Jammu and Kashmir |
Temporal Coverage | Between 1760 and 1765 |
Description | To provide shelter from a ferocious storm for his beloved female cowherds (gopis) and others, Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan with a single finger. The storm was unleashed by Indra, the god of storms, who sits on his elephant amid the clouds at the upper right. Krishna’s response illustrates his supremacy over Indra. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights License | CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication |
Use Rights URL | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed |
Subject Keyword | Basohli Cow Jammu and Kashmir Krishna Mountain Peacock Pahari Miniature Painting Yale University Art Gallery |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Painting |