Govardhana

Cambodia

Vat Koh

Krishna carrying Govardhana (found at Vat Koh, AngkorBorei) c. 6th – early 7th centuries CE, National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat, top central tower
Angkor Wat, top central tower, detail

Beng Melea

Krishna carrying Govardhana, Beng Melea. Photo courtesy, Dr. Olivier Cunin, Siem Reap. Notice the Makara on the hill.
Krishna carrying Govardhana, Beng Melea. Photo courtesy, Dr. Olivier Cunin, Siem Reap. Notice the Makara on the hill.

Wat Einkosei

Pediment with Krishna carrying Govardhana, Wat Einkosei, c. 10th century CE. The pediment is on top of a lintel which portrays the churning of the ocean of milk.
Pediment with Krishna carrying Govardhana, Wat Einkosei, c. 10th century CE. The pediment is on top of a lintel which portrays the churning of the ocean of milk.

Banteay Samre

Pediment showing Krishna carrying the Govardhana hill, Banteay Samre, c. 12th century CE.
Pediment showing Krishna carrying the Govardhana hill, Banteay Samre, c. 12th century CE.

Preah Khan

Pediment 1: Krishna carrying Govardhana, Preah Khan, c. late 12th century.

Krishna carrying Govardhana, Preah Khan, c. late 12th century, details.

This is the second Krishna-Govardhana image in Preah Khan, constructed by the Mahayana Buddhist king, Jayavarman VII, c. late 12th century CE.
Detail: Krishna-Govardhana image in Preah Khan, constructed by the Mahayana Buddhist king, Jayavarman VII, c. late 12th century CE.

Preah Pithu

Preah Pithu—Lintel showing Krishna carrying Govardhana, c. 13th century CE
Detail of Preah Pithu—Lintel showing Krishna carrying Govardhana, c. 13th century CE

Battambang Museum

Krishna lifting Govardhana, unknown provenance. Now at Battambang Museum.
Krishna lifting Govardhana, unknown provenance. Now at Battambang Museum.

Mangalartha

A lintel covered with moss on the ground in Mangalartha, near the Victory Gate, Angkor Thom.
Detail of the Mangalartha Govardhana lintel

External links: Govardhana images in Cambodia

Thailand

Phnom Rung

 

Krishna Govardhana on tower. Phnom Rung, Buriram province, Isan region, Thailand
Detail of Krishna Govardhana on tower. Phnom Rung, Buriram province, Isan region, Thailand

Kampaeng Yai

Krishna-Govardhana in Pediment; legs in pada svastika pose. Kampaeng Yai, Sisaket Province, Thailand, c. 10th-11th century.

Muang Tam

Lintel with Krishna-Govardhana, Muang Tam, Buriram province, Isan region, Thailand (near Phnom Rung), c. 11th century CE
Lintel with Krishna-Govardhana, Muang Tam, Buriram province, Isan region, Thailand (near Phnom Rung), c. 11th century CE—detail.

India

Mahabalipuram

Krishna carrying Govardhana, Krishna Mandapam, Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), c. 7th century CE. Pallava dynasty
Detail from the scene depicting Krishna carrying Govardhana, Krishna Mandapam, Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), c. 7th century CE. Pallava dynasty

Halebid

Krishna carrying Govardhana, Halebid, c. 12th century CE. Hoysala dynasty
Krishna carrying Govardhana, close-up. Halebid, c. 12th century CE. Hoysala dynasty

External link:  images of Krishna-Govardhana in India