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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. iii Krista, who grew mysteriously heavy at the time. When in this dilemma she was instructed to write the name of Krisha on a sacred Tulasi leaf and weigh it with Krisia. This done, it was found that Krs a's weight fell short of that of the sacred leaf, which the sage took on his head with great reverence, and disappeared. The original painting measures 8+ ft. by 33 ft. — — — ... 1223 Plate XI.-Govardhana Dhārama or the raising up of the hill Govarddhana. For particulars about the subject of this picture the reader is referred to p. 221 of my History of Bengali Language and Literature and p. 1122 of this book. The original picture measures 84 ft. by 33 ft. * = 2 - ... 1294 Plate XII.-Krisna-Kālī-or Krisna transformed to the goddess Kāli. At one time Krisna was enjoying the company of Rādhā accompanied by her maids, when Abhimanyu, the husband'of Rādhā, was informed of her conduct by her mother-in-law—Jatilă and sister-in-law—Kutilä. The infuriated husband accompanied by his mother, sister and some neighbours went to the groves of Vrindă with a drawn sword to punish the wife. Rādhā came to know of the danger that was imminent, and prayed Krisna for devising some means to escape it. All on a sudden Krisna assumed the form of the goddess Kāli and Rādhā fell at her feet in the attitude of worship. This story sets at rest the old quarrel between the Sāktas and the Vaisnavas proving the identity of Krisna and Kāli. When Abhimanyu saw that his wife was worshipping Kāli, he was highly pleased as he was himself a devout worshipper of Kãli. The original picture measures 8+ ft. by 33 ft. ... 1504 Plate XIII-Mathura scene—Krisna with his new wife Kubjā. The picture was painted on lacquer on wooden board, early 17th century. The board measures 11 ft by ft. 1551 Plate XIV.-Rādhi-Krisna—The original painting measures 44 ft. by 24 ft. ... - - - - - - ... 1618 Plates I, II, III, V and XIV are reproduced from old paintings preserved in the house of Babu Krishnachandra Basu of Shyambazar, Calcutta. They were all, except the picture on plate IX, prepared by