If any god of the Hindu pantheon is undeniably human as well as divine, it is Krishna. He is not a mere figment of the imagination, an abstraction; but born of this earth, reared in the soil of Braj, yielding to the temptations of this world, indulgence, inimitable, lovable in his pranks, ever-guilty, yet redeemed.
As a cowherd, belonging to the pastoral race of Yadavas, he not only tended the cows, but drew everyone to him by his mischievous, lovable ways and his mastery over the flute. It is a feeling of ecstasy that the artist invokes in this image of child Krishna. Looking adorable with curly hair reaching up to his shoulders, mother Yashoda having put a gold decorative band on his head to hold back the unruly curls. Little Krishna seems to have inserted his favorite peacock feather in the band. On a perfectly oval face are green eyes full of mischief, a straight nose and a small mouth. Considering the features, gopis who doted on him seem justified in doing so. A tilak on his forehead completes the wonderful picture. Epitome of innocence, he makes the viewer reaffirm that nothing in this world compares with childhood, childhood is divine in all its respects. On his neck, he wears a garland of his favorite flowers, together with strings of pearls.
The painting in subdued shades is imbued with charm, holding the viewer spellbound, looking him straight in the eye.
This description by Renu Rana.
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