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The print depicts an episode from Lord Krishna's life in Vrindavan when he dances the Raslila or Rasmandala with his companions, the gopis of Braj. The setting is a terrace in the night-time, with the full moon and stars visible in the sky. Radha and Krishna occupy centrestage surrounded by the other sakhis who accompany the dance with music and light. \r\n\r\nAn inscription in Gurmukhi along the lower edge of the print ascribes it to the printing press of Bhai Gujjar Singh, Amritsar.    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The collection is mainly composed of native lithograph pictures sold at the local bazaars and fairs of Upper India and Bengal. The album was collected by late J Lockwood Kipling between the years 1865 and 1893. In 1875 he became Principal of the Mayo School of Art, Lahore and held this post until his retirement in 1893. The album was presented to the Museum by his son, Rudyard Kipling in 1917.\r\n\r\nGiven by Rudyard Kipling Esq., Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex. 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