The dance of the Vrindavan cowherd. Sometimes He is seen to play on His flute, and sometimes with the gopiyaan (milkmaids). In the murti that you see on this page, however, He is in the midst of a dance routine. The same is reminiscent of the divine victory over the adharmee Kalia, whom He had vanquished and forgiven in the course of the same battle.
A monotone composition the colour of mixed earth. Sculpted from pancaloha, a mix of five (‘panca’) different alloys of predominantly iron (‘iron’), this murti has been handpicked from Swamimalai. Swamimalai is the home of the ancient Indian bronze sculptural tradition. A hallmark of it lies in the style of pedestal beneath His feet.
Overtones of a coppery blue colour, especially where the metal is layered to accentuate some detail on Krishna’s person such as the adornments at hip and decolletage, and the tips of His ears. The lifelike aspects of this murti - such as the composure of countenance and the curves of the dancer’s musculature - demand a great deal of skill on the part of the artisan.
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