Krishna swallows the forest fire and saves the villagers
Dublin Core
Title
Krishna swallows the forest fire and saves the villagers
Subject
Dasama Skandha, Bhagavata Purana
Publisher
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Type
Tularam Bhagavata Purana Series
Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata
Title
Krishna swallows the forest fire and saves the villagers
Classification
Manuscript Page
Link
https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/106536.html
Repository
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Accession Number
1959-93-64
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1959
Parent Work
Tularam Bhagavata Purana Manuscript
Sequential order of folio
Book 10, chapter 17
Date
Mid to late 17th century
Location
Gujarat
Style
Gujarati
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Size (H x W cm)
image: 23.2 × 18.7 cm
Sheet: 26.5 × 22.9 cm
Sheet: 26.5 × 22.9 cm
Paratext
Inscription on top border
Collection
Citation
“Krishna swallows the forest fire and saves the villagers,” Mapping Color, accessed April 5, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/81.