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Hearst Museum object titled Painting, accession number 9-22450, described as Krishna and Ratha. Nathdwara style. center panel depicts figures dancing in a circle. Krishna and Ratha dance together in the center. ground in the middle of the circle is tan with white flowers in a pattern. most of the figures dancing in the circle are women. also in the circle are four figures of Krishna with blue skin and four figures with dark blue/black skin. top of panel includes gods floating in the sky. gods include (from left to right): 1. rain god and his wife, 2. Brahma and Saraswati, 3. Vishnu amd Lakshmi, 4. Rama, Sita, and Garud, 5. Shiva and Parvati, 6. Narat. beneath this, around the top of the circle of dancers are trees (some banana trees); around the bottom of the circle of dancers, the ground is covered in flowers and peacocks. 2 groups of 3 women, one to the left and one to the right of panel. border on left, right and top of central panel. border consists of dark blue/black figures. image in top center of border is of baby Krishna's uncle. figures in bottom left and right corner of border are the priest of Nathadwara (a Brahmin who is the caretaker and decorator of Krishna images in the temple). around the whole painting is another border of blue and orange flowers. Artist: Devendra Sharma
Hearst Museum object titled Painting, accession number 9-11425, described as painting, for hanging on temple walls; starched cloth, many colors painted in the tempera technique; scene shows dance of 'Krishna' and 'gopis': circle of dancers with 2 central dancers; river at base of painting, jungle behind dancers; many animals; gods in their vehicles at top.
Hearst Museum object titled Playing cards, accession number 9-11915a-l, described as Playing cards in a box; (a) & (b): rectangular wooden box with sliding lid; painted & gilded with 10 incarnations of Vishnu on sides, Krishna on lid; Telugu inscriptions refer to the incarnations; (c)-(l) circular cards, paper, painted and lacquered over a gesso undercoat; 10 suits of 12 cards representing each of the 10 avatars or incarnations of Vishnu: (c) Matsya, the fish, #3 & #6 missing; (d) Kurma, the tortoise, #9 missing; (e) Varaha the boar, #10 and mantri card missing; (f) Narasimha, the man-lion, #8 and mantri card; (g) Vamana, the dwarf, #7 missing; (h) Parasurama, or Rama with an Axe, #10 missing; (i) Rama, #10 missing; (j) Krishna, Raja card missing; (k) Balarama, #4 & 2 court cards missing; (l) Kalki, the horse, #’s 8, 10 and Raja card missing.
Hearst Museum object titled Portable shrine (kawad), accession number 9-22451, described as Portable shrine (Kawad); rectangular shape, but with protrusions and irregularities; painted primarily red with yellow accents and some green design, figures of deities and animals; door "flaps" — four layers of removable openable flaps that reveal at the bottom the Hindu trinity of the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. the doors that open to the left hand side depict the Ramayana story while the door that opens to the right represents the Mahabarata story of Krishna. Artist: Bansilal

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