THE FLUTES OF ŚRĪ KṚṢṆA: FROM VEṆU, MURALĪ AND VAṂŚĪ TO THE DEVOTIONAL TRADITION OF TRŪṆA'S BONE FLUTE
Śrī Kṛṣṇa's flute is one of the most recognisable and symbolically powerful objects in the religious imagination of Vṛndāvana. Although commonly represented simply as a bamboo flute held against Kṛṣṇa's lips, Vaiṣṇava literature preserves a considerably richer tradition...