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Blue-skinned Krishna playing a flute under a tree among women in saris, cows and a river with village buildings in the background.

Krishna Playing the Flute to Cowgirls

A blue-skinned figure in a crown and yellow dhoti plays a flute beneath a large tree beside a calm river. Surrounding him, several women in saris stand on grassy ground, with cows nearby and a village with white buildings across the water. The colours are bright and the scene is arranged in a flat, decorative manner typical of chromolithographic prints.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1882
Medium
Chromolithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3172 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1882.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Gods and Epics of Indiachromolithographdevotional artriver landscapeindian artkrishnahindu mythologycowflutehindu gods1882 print

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