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Title
Balarama Slays Rukmi, King of Kalinga, from a dispersed manuscript of the Legend of the Blessed One (Bhagavata Purana), India, Rajasthan, Mewar (or Delhi-Agra region), ca. 1540 Opaque watercolour on paper, AKM131
Description
The Hindu Legend of the Blessed One (Bhagavata Purana) celebrates the god Vishnu, who descends to Earth in various forms to restore the balance of the universe. This page comes from a now-dispersed copy featuring paintings on one side and the Sanskrit text on the other, depicting Krishna (at lower left) as he watches his brother Balarama in the act of killing King Rukmi. This book format lies midway between the horizontal rectangular pages of the palm-leaf (pothi) style typical of Sanskrit manuscripts and the vertical pages of Islamic books.
Publisher
Aga Khan Museum
Date
ca. 1540
Contributor
Aga Khan Museum
Rights
Aga Khan Museum
Format
Materials: Opaque watercolour on paper
Language
Sanskrit
Identifier
AKM131
Coverage
India, Rajasthan, Mewar (or Delhi-Agra region)
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