Image title: Shree Krishna (Benu Goapala)

This stone sculpture shows an image of Shree Krishna (Benu Goapala) from the 18th-19th century A.D.—This image of eight-armed Shri Krishna is standing with cross-legged in his characteristic pose holding a flute in the main pair of hands. The remaining hands are carrying other usual attributes, Krishna seems heavily ornamented with jeweled mukuta, ratna-kundalas, vaijayantimala, armlets and bracelets.

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The National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum) houses a variety of sculptures, carvings, statues, paintings and other objects grouped according to the major religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. This photo is from the Hindu stone sculpture (prastara-murti-kala) section.