Krishna and Balarama escape from burning hill, c. 1760-65, Basohli, (The Archer Collection)

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dc.contributor.authorArcher, William George
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Basohli, Jammu and Kashmir)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T00:06:54Z
dc.date.available2019-12-06T00:06:54Z
dc.date.createdMarch, 1979
dc.date.updated2019-12-06T00:06:53Z
dc.descriptionFollowing his ultimate departure from Brindaban, his killing of the demon king Kansa and assumption of his role as a feudal prince, Krishan endeavours to re-establish his Yadava community in Mathura. Two of Kansa's widows are daughters of Jarasandaha, a demon king of Magadha, and at their insistence Jarasandha mobilizes a large army and invests the city. Krishna and Balarama attack the demon hordes single-handed & capture Jarasandha, but release him so they can kill more demons. After defeating him 17 times another demon, Kaljaman, attempts to exterminate the Yadavas and Krishna evacuates Mathura and goes to newly-created city of Dwarka on western seaboard, returning with Balarama to eliminate Kaljaman. Alone in Mathura they await Jarasandhas final onslaught, but pretend to be vanquished & ascend steep hill which J. surrounds and sets fire to, but K. &. B. escape from the blaze unnoticed, and J. concludes they are dead. Some years later they meet again and Krishna kills Jarasandha. -- 11 x 15 inches.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.identifierANUA 682-3313
dc.identifier.otherIIP-4133
dc.identifier.other2132
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/188264
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subjectMiniature Painting: Pahari, Basohli style
dc.subjectpaintings
dc.subjectminiatures
dc.subjectphotograph
dc.titleKrishna and Balarama escape from burning hill, c. 1760-65, Basohli, (The Archer Collection)
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