Krishna as Thief of Women's Clothes
	Gopika Vastraharan in Indian Art The Bhagavata Purana has an episode of how mischievous Krishna hides away all the clothes of girls bathing in the river. The episode provides a lot of fodder for poets, artists and devotees and is an integral part of the Hindu experience. Here is a collection of pictures culled from our collection that depict the episode of the girls begging Krishna to return their clothes. © K.L.Kamat Krishna stealing the clothes of his female companions The Gopika-Vastraharana episode © K.L.Kamat Gopika Vastrapaharana (The Stealing of Clothes) Painting shows Krishna climbing a tree with the clothes of bathing girls © K.L.Kamat Naked Women asking Krishna for their Clothes Krishna from Gunavante chariot © K.L.Kamat Gopika vastraabharana, 1985 © K.L.Kamat Gopika Vastrapaharan Detail from a Mysore Traditional Painting, Mysore © K.L.Kamat Gopika Vastraharana Detail from a painting by Shubharaya © K.L.Kamat Gopika-Vastraharan Detail from a miniature painting, Partakali Math, Goa © K.L.Kamat Krishna Climbs a Tree after Stealing Women's Clothes Gopika Vastraharan as depicted in a Gokarn temple sculpture © K.L.Kamat The Clothes Thief Girls bathing in the river begging Krishna to return their clothes. First Created: Friday, June 05, 2009 Last Updated: 6/28/2009 8:49:23 PM