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"inscription": " Inscription at top in Sanskrit (damaged): \"Moved by the coming of the Lord, the gopis went up to him and were overcome by the sight of Krishna, who was shining with moonlike splendor; then the Lord, who was a (love) thief, wearing yellow garments, smiled slightly with his lotuslike mouth. Radha said to her sakhi, 'He is certainly the God of Love.'\" At the bottom in Hindi: \"On the banks of the Jumna, the gopis are expressing their grief and sorrow as Krishna tells them he is leaving them.\"1 (Translation by J. Losty; although the Sanskrit verse is clearly from a Krishna text like the Gita Govinda, the source has not been identified.)",
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"description": "On the banks of a river full of lotus flowers, the blue god Krishna address the gopis, women of the cowherding community where he spent his youth. At first, they approach him, smiling and delighted, proclaiming that he is the god of love, shining like the full moon above. When he tells them that he is soon leaving them, they fall to the ground, distraught. Although the figures of the gopis are painted individually, with varied skin colors and garments, they act collectively.",
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