Second generation after Manaku and NainsukhNorth India, Guler, circa 1820

This painting depicts an episode from Chapter 11, in which Krishna defeats Bakasura, the crane demon. Krishna and his fellow cowherders had brought their flock to drink from a pond, when suddenly an enormous crane appeared and swallowed Krishna. The Divine One immediately began to emit so much heat, that the crane began to burn from within and was forced to disgorge him. Once freed, Krishna seized the two halves of the demon’s long bill and tore him into two.