Arjena and Krishna in chariot

Krishna (the blue figure) ranks among the most important Hindu deities.This statue in the Mangalore temple shows a crucial event in India's mythical religious history. In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna (the other individual in the chariot) learns about the role of war from Krishna.

Welch, Claude Emerson

State University of New York at Buffalo

2017-03

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Mangalore (India)

Welch-Ludwig Collection

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