thumb|left|upright=0.85|Balarama from Mathura, Early Medieval period (8th–13th century CE). Balarama is an ancient deity, a prominent one by the epics era of Indian history as evidenced by archeological and numismatic evidence. His iconography appears with Nāga (many-headed serpent), a plough and other farm artifacts such as a watering pot, possibly indicating his origins in a bucolic, agricultural culture.
thumb|left|upright=0.85|Balarama from Mathura, Early Medieval period (8th–13th century CE). Balarama is an ancient deity, a prominent one by the epics era of Indian history as evidenced by archeological and numismatic evidence His iconography appears with Nāga (many-headed serpent), a plough and other far.m artifacts such as a watering pot, possibly indicating his origins in a bucolic, agricultural culture.