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- The deity Krishna as a flute-playing herdsman
The deity Krishna as a flute-playing herdsman
- MI 1411
- Maharashtra State, India
Krishna is believed to have been a historical person, who later was deified as an incarnation of Vishnu around the beginning of the Common Era. Krishna is one of the most popular Hindu deities, and is often depicted in a statue with his lover Radha, or as a flute-playing herdsman.
The deity Krishna as a flute-playing herdsman | Amulet for the driver's seat | Butter churn and staff |
Sari | Auto-rickshaw (three-wheeled taxi) | Celestial globes | Fish traps
Sari | Auto-rickshaw (three-wheeled taxi) | Celestial globes | Fish traps