Arjuna in disguise a dancing teacher wooing Subhadra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

  • Ravi Varma, 1848-1906.
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Arjuna in disguise a dancing teacher wooing Subhadra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Subhadrā is the sister of Krishna and Balarāma with whom she makes up the Jagannātha, and also the second wife of Arjuna. She was due to marry Duryodhana, but Arjuna carried her off at Krishna's suggestion and Balarāma eventually blessed their union

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Bombay : Anant Shivaji Desai Motibazar (Karla Lonavla : Ravi Varma Press)

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1 print : oleograph

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Arjun - Subhadra. Registered no. 9. Ravi Varma. Lettering also in Devanagari script

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Wellcome Collection 26652i

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