Title

'Kaliya Damana', 1920. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Kaliya Damana', 1920. In Hindu tradition, Kaliya was a poisonous Naga living in the Yamuna river near Vrindavan.The tale of Lord Krishna dancing and subduing Kaliya is told in the Bhagavata Purana. From "Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists", by The Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1920]

Date

1920

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM20A33_123

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,4Mb (3,6Mb) / 12,8in x 18,9in / 3848 x 5672 (300dpi)

Keywords

river animal G G Harrap & Co Harrap GG Harrap & Co Noble Sister Nivedita Nivedita Margaret Elizabeth Noble Ananda Coomaraswamy Coomaraswamy Khrishna Bhagavata Purana Kaliya Naag George G G G & Co George G Harrap & Company George Harrap & Company Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists Sister Margaret Elizabeth Ananda K Coomaraswamy Ananda Vrindavan people male man men Asian India Asia music religious Indian yellow arts dance country religion reptile reptiles snake book guy dancing continent clothes geography dancer color poisonous tentacle robes robe dress Hinduism good location century musical instrument musical instruments victory subdued clothing literature concept Uttar Pradesh Hindu legend myth hero evil flute twenties serpent heroic krishna heroism Colour legendary 1920s 20th century Yamuna The Print Collector Bhagavatapurana geographical feature Hindoostan naga River Jumna River Yamuna TGN illustration Jumna portrait Unknown River Jamuna Jamuna Francesco di Giorgio Martini