Kaliya Daman
Krishna dances on the head of serpent king Kaliya and in this way, defeats him. Kaliya with his fiery poison had been boiling the waters of the Yamuna River, creating a poisonous breeze that was killing everything in its path. Surrounding are Kaliya’s wives who hold their hands in anjali mudra and venerate Krishna as they realize that he has liberated their husband from corruption and impurity.
Artwork Details
- Title: Kaliya Daman
- Date: 1910s–1920s
- Culture: India
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 21 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (55.2 × 40 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Nina Bunshaft, by exchange, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.90
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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