Kalamkari Of Krishna Lila, Showing the Epic Story of Kaliya Mardan. Hand-Drawn, Mordant- And Resist-Dyed Cotton, From Masulipatnam or Madurai South India. India. c.1850-1870. Its size is 112cmX216cm. Once a huge black serpent called Kaliya came to live in the river Yamuna. He poisoned the water of the river with his venom. The people of Vrindavan were very scared of the serpent, who was very strong.Kaliya begged Krishna for forgiveness and Krishna ordered the serpent to leave the Yamauna(20210130_144912).