These were Krishna, the hero of the Mahabharata, who also begins to appear in his pastoral aspect as the cowherd and flute player, and the divine boar (Varaha), of whom several impressive images survive from the Gupta period.

• 克里希那，《摩诃婆罗多》的英雄，也开始作为牧童和吹长笛的人的面貌而出现，笈多时期有几个印象深刻的克里希那肖像被保存了下来。