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        "title": "Baby Krishna Asking for Butter from Yashoda, from a Kalighat album",
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                    "title": "Indian Kalighat Paintings",
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                    "id": 379162,
                    "title": "Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings",
                    "description": "<i>Life and Exploits of Krishna in Indian Paintings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2021-February 6, 2022).",
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