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Krishna Exacts a Toll from the Milkmaids: Dana-Lila, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1600. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 21.6 x 29.2 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.). Krishna can be seen here teasing the girls who bring pots of milk and yogurt to the Brahmin priests. Thinking it a waste of time to feed the Brahmins, Krishna waylays them, pretending to be the owner of the land where they are walking. He threatens to topple their pots if they don’t pay him a toll. An exasperated cow herder follows.

Krishna Exacts a Toll from the Milkmaids: Dana-Lila, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1600. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 21.6 x 29.2 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.). Krishna can be seen here teasing the girls who bring pots of milk and yogurt to the Brahmin priests. Thinking it a waste of time to feed the Brahmins, Krishna waylays them, pretending to be the owner of the land where they are walking. He threatens to topple their pots if they don’t pay him a toll. An exasperated cow herder follows. Stock Photo
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3400 x 2541 px | 28.8 x 21.5 cm | 11.3 x 8.5 inches | 300dpi

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23 May 2016

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