The embodiment of innocence and purity, Bal Krishna, the infant stage of the great incarnation of Lord Vishnu is more adored than revered. The Leelas (loosely translated as plays) performed by him were so mischievous yet so adorable, that his Maa Yashoda used to end up defending her mischievous child from the allegations of the gopis of Brij and Vrindavan. The love of the residents of these two villages overpowered their frustration at the nuisance created by Kanha, who adoringly used to call him Makhanchor (butter-thief).
Makhanchor Krishna victoriously teases the onlooker, after successfully having secured the pot of his favourite Makhan. Krishna’s uncaring posture and the way in which his tongue peeps through his mouth give this brass murti a full-of-life appearance. Krishna’s wide eyes add interactiveness to this image as if Kanha is talking through his eyes. A remarkable feature of this brass murti is the coiled hair of the Makhanchor, which looks similar to the Greco-Roman sculptures, where the hair of divinities is depicted by shapely coils.
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