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Fertility Worship of Krishna
c. 1720–25
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The painting shows Krishna being worshipped under a pipal tree by a group of Shaivite devotees, recognized by the horizontal marks on their foreheads. Krishna is clad in a yellow Mughal <em>jama</em>, or belted Central Asian tunic, instead of the wrapped Indian lower garment (<em>dhoti</em>) traditionally associated with Krishna. The tree has been decorated with garlands and scarves to attract auspicious and divine benevolence.
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- Title: Fertility Worship of Krishna
- Date Created: c. 1720–25
- Physical Dimensions: Page: 29.2 x 21.6 cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); Image: 23.6 x 16.6 cm (9 5/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.97
- Medium: gum tempera on paper
- Inscriptions: Number ‘30’ on the verso, Takri Number ‘34/4638’ on the leaflet
- Fun Fact: Krishna is holding a rattle in his right hand.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: India, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi
- Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 2018.97
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