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Alangad, ASG_P050 — Krishna: detail view 1 of 2

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Alangad, ASG_P050 — Krishna: detail view 2 of 2

Alangad, ASG_P050 — Krishna: full panel view

Deity: Krishna Location: Alangad Sree Santana Gopala Murthy Temple Theme: Bhagavata Purana

This panel depicts Krishna with a flute, sitting on top of a tree. There are clothes hanging from the tree. Below there are a group of gopikas, all nude, pleading with Krishna to give back their clothes.

Narrative

Textual Source: Bhagavata Purana
Mythological Tale: This is one of the Sri Krishna leelas mentioned in Bhagavata Purana. Krishna stole the clothes of gopis who were bathing and placed them above a tree.

Iconography

Primary Deity/Figure: Krishna
Secondary Figures: Gopikas
Iconographic Form: Krishna ( Vishnu's incarnation)
Iconographic Attributes: Blue-skinned Krishna with a yellow dhoti and white uttariya, sitting on top of a large tree. Upon the tree is many clothes hanging from its branches. Most of them are yellow colored. Yellow skinned gopis, many in number, with long wet hair and nude bodies emerging from the water, pleading with Krishna.
Visual & Formal Features: Background pattern, Facial expression detail, Hand gesture (mudra), Ornamentation
Rasa: Shanta

Spatial & Architectural

Position in Pradakshina Sequence: 50
Adjacent Panels: Menaka and Viswamithra, and Unidentified figure

Condition & Documentation

Condition: Fair
Deterioration Type: Pigment loss
Restoration Status: Unrestored
Documentation Type: DSLR full panel
Permission Basis: Temple authorities
Date of Documentation: 08/08/2024
Artist: Neelakantan Ilayath
Identifier: ASG_P050
Rights / Notes: These images may not be reproduced, redistributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior permission.