Madhubani painting of blue Krishna at the centre of a circle of gopis, each framed in a lotus petal, in bright Bharni colours

Krishna Leela

Krishna among the gopis, the cowherd women of Vrindavan, arranged in a circle of lotus petals and painted in the full-colour Bharni style.

Style: Bharni
Size: A3 · 29.7 × 42 cm · 11.7 × 16.5 in
Medium: Acrylic and archival ink on cold-pressed cotton paper
Colours: Blue, red, yellow, green, pink and white

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About the painting

Krishna, painted blue, stands at the centre of a great circle. Around him, each gopi sits in her own lotus-petal panel, and the whole wheel is set inside patterned borders, so no part of the paper is left empty.

In Mithila, Krishna's leela, his play with the gopis, stands for the joy of devotion: the soul drawn towards the divine. It is one of the best-loved subjects in Madhubani painting and is often chosen for homes and puja rooms.

What you are looking at

Krishna: Divine love and joy, always painted blue
The gopis: Devotion; the human soul seeking the divine
Filled background: Abundance; in Bharni style no space is left empty

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