Pantheon of Deities: Sri Krishna

Photograph © Medha Malik Kudaisya -- may be used without prior permission for any educational or scholarly purpose.

Mythological motifs decorate temple walls. This picture of the Sri Krishna Temple in Delhi, India, shows the Cow-herd God Krishna playfully dancing on the head of the Shesha-Nag!

References

Dehejia, Vidya, Indian Art(London, Phaidon Press, 1997).

Jansen, Eva Rudy, The Book of Hindu Imagery : Gods, Manifestations and Their Meaning (Diever : Binkey Kok Publications , 1993).

Mitchell, George. The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms. New York, Harper & Row, 1977.

Scholars Programme

Mitchell, A G, Hindu Gods and Goddesses (London: H.M.S.O., 1982).


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