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Attributed to Kesava Dasa and Barnavri, volume 11, painting no. 40, text number 41, India, Mughal dynasty, “Arghan dev brings the chest of armor to Hamza” dated to 1570; 67.5×52.5 cmd; folio 79.1×63.3 cmd; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Museum collection Fund, 24.47 Published: Poster et al 1994, no 22; Chandra 1989, fig 2; Pal 1983, M2; Gluck 1925, fig 48.

Source: Brooklyn Museum of Art

 


Brooklyn Museum: Arghan Div Brings the Chest of Armor to Hamza

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  • 10 kms from Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
  • Site of forest in Mahabharata where Krishna spent time
  • Forest groves of Brinda
  • Holy place for all Hindu traditions
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8th incarnation or avatar of Vishnu.

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  • elder brother of Krishna
  • avatar of Adishesha *the serpent on which Visnu rests)

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Sitar – Anoushka Shankar
Violen – Padma Shankar (south India)
Shehnai – Sanjeev Shankar (New Delhi)
Tanpura – Kenji Ota (Japan)
Percussion instruments (Mridangam, Kanjira, Morsing) – Prasanna Devaraja (London)

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