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INDIAN SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY

कृष्ण रुक्मिणी विवाह The Marriage of Krishna and Rukmini

circa 1790

RCIN 1005113.w

folio 21

A depiction of the marriage of Krishna and Rukmini, conducted by moon- and starlight in a palace courtyard. Seated under a plantain-tree pandāl (temporary structure), Krishna wears a golden robe and pointed crown and holds the hand of heavily veiled Rukmini who sits beside him. To the right, the men sit in a semi-circle with a group of musicians behind them and three long-haired holy men on the right. The ladies of the palace zenānā watch and chatter away from the balconies above. In the centre is a holy alpanā diagram encircling a sacred flame.

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