Krishna uproots the twin Arjuna trees

This painting forms part of Palam Bhagavata Purana series and depicts one of the childhood leelas, the divine sport of Krishna. By uprooting the twin Arjuna trees, he liberates the two celestial beings (Yakshas) namely Nalakuvara and Manigriva, from a curse in their previous birth. This event is celebrated in Gokul as Damodara leela. The painting is divided into two halves: the child Krishna sports his leela in the right half while one of the attendants informs this event to mother Yashoda in the left half. The artist cleverly managed to depict two simultaneous scenes in a very precise manner. Within the right half of the painting, the artist again shows two simultaneous events of the Krishna crawling between the trees and the uprooted trees falling apart.

Limited colour palette, bold lines and highly stylised forms are characteristics of this early and indigenous style of Rajput paintings.