A Brahmin gives Krishna the Message or Invitation for the Competition to Rukminis Svayamvara, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1650-60. Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 17.1 x 19.7 cm (6 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.). Sitting on a stool in a palatial setting, Krishna receives a letter, inviting him to participate in a ceremony called a svayamvara, in which an unmarried woman who has come of age selects a husband. Krishna will later elope with the princess Rukmini. This scene takes place in Krishnas western palace of Dvaraka, by the ocean, which is depicted with waves and fish at the bottom of the page.

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A Brahmin gives Krishna the Message or Invitation for the Competition to Rukminis Svayamvara, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1650-60. Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 17.1 x 19.7 cm (6 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.). Sitting on a stool in a palatial setting, Krishna receives a letter, inviting him to participate in a ceremony called a svayamvara, in which an unmarried woman who has come of age selects a husband. Krishna will later elope with the princess Rukmini. This scene takes place in Krishnas western palace of Dvaraka, by the ocean, which is depicted with waves and fish at the bottom of the page.

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