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Illustration of an Indian woman holding a flower
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INDIAN SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY

Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Vishnu.

circa 1790

RCIN 1005115.k

Folio 8

Vasudeva carries the baby Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, over his head as he crosses the river. In the water are two lions, a crocodile, a fox, a black buck, a peacock, some fish and two serpents.

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