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In the first week of September however, the Taliban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/17\/world\/asia\/panjshir-resistance-taliban-massoud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> to have taken complete control of the Valley. On September 15, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/south-asia\/panjshir-resistance-to-declare-parallel-govt-in-afghanistan\/articleshow\/86229122.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Panjshir province led by Ahmad Massoud will declare a parallel government in the country after consultations in response to the new cabinet announced by the Taliban. The resistance front declared the Taliban government &#8220;illegitimate&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of claims regarding Panjshir have emerged on social media since the conflict. In the most recent, several social media users have shared a painting of Hindu deity Krishna and the Pandavas from the Mah\u0101bh\u0101rata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. As per the accompanying claim, this artwork is housed at Afghanistan&#8217;s Panjshir Palace. Facebook page &#8216;\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0927\u0930\u094b\u0939\u0930 &#8211; Bhartiya Dharohar&#8217; garnered over 1,000 shares for the claim.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bhartiyadharohar1\/posts\/3011248075779400\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bhartiyadharohar1\/posts\/3011248075779400\"><p>This painting exists in the Panj-sheer Palace.<br \/>\nIt is located in the Gandhara kingdom since the time of the Mahabharata,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bhartiyadharohar1\/\">\u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0927\u0930\u094b\u0939\u0930 &#8211; Bhartiya Dharohar<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bhartiyadharohar1\/posts\/3011248075779400\">Thursday, 16 September 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alt News received several requests to fact-check the claim on our WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103537 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/1631964807502.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/1631964807502.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/1631964807502-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/1631964807502-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/1631964807502-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/1631964807502-1039x1536.jpg 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image is shared with the same claim on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts?q=Panj-sheer%20Palace&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfeWVhclxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxLTEyXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xLTFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0xMi0zMVxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Panj-sheer%20Palace&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> alike.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103554 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1-1-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1-1-1024x978.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1-1-768x733.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>IMAGE VERIFICATION<\/h4>\n<p>This fact-check is divided into two sections:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Does Panjshir Palace exist?<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is no reference to Panjshir Palace on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/panjshir+palace+afghanistan\/@35.21293,69.177906,9z\/data=!3m1!4b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Panjshir_Valley\">Wikipedia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.in\/Attractions-g659872-Activities-Panjshir_Province.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trip Advisor<\/a>. We additionally spoke with two journalists from Afghanistan and they confirmed that no such place exists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Is the painting in Afghanistan?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Alt News performed a reverse image search on Yandex and found that this painting was listed on the website of Russia-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-spb.ru\/goods\/17576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPb Art Gallery<\/a> in St. Petersburg.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.09.17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2230\" height=\"1226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.09.17.jpg 2230w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.09.17-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.09.17-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.09.17-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.09.17-1536x844.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.09.17-2048x1126.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2230px) 100vw, 2230px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As per the website, the painting was made by Rasikananda and is titled &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-spb.ru\/goods\/17576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Krishna and the Pandavas<\/a>&#8216;. As per the artist&#8217;s bio, he was born in Russia&#8217;s Komsomolsk-on-Amur city.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103542 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1-1024x837.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Copy-of-In-story-chart-1-768x628.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the viral painting, the website lists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.art-spb.ru\/artist\/770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21 other paintings<\/a> and they have all been marked as &#8216;sold&#8217;. This includes the viral painting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103540 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.13.44-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.13.44-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.13.44-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.13.44-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.13.44-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.13.44-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2021-09-18-at-17.13.44-2048x1117.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We found the artist on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rasikananda.das.14\/about_details\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and he told us that his civic last name is Novikov V but he primarily uses his devotional name, Rasikananda Das. &#8220;I sent this painting to Sweden BBT archives in ISKCON Temple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newradhakunda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Korsn\u00e4s G\u00e5rd<\/a> in 1999. This artwork was done as an illustration for the 7th Canto of Srimad Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana). I didn&#8217;t paint this with Afghanistan as a location in my mind,&#8221; Das said and added, &#8220;I have made this painting only once (original) but I cannot comment if there are any copies by any other artists.&#8221; He also posted a clarification on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rasikananda.das.14\/posts\/10161192029882437\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rasikananda.das.14\/posts\/10161192029882437\"><p>Interesting enough, that this my old painting became very \u201c popular\u201d on Indian social media . Few people contacted me&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rasikananda.das.14\">Rasikananda Das<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rasikananda.das.14\/posts\/10161192029882437\">Saturday, 18 September 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>To conclude, an image of a painting titled &#8216;Krishna and Pandavas&#8217; by Russian artist Rasikananda was shared with the claim that it is present in &#8216;Panjshir Palace&#8217;. Readers should note that this painting dates back more than two decades and more crucially there is no evidence that Panjshir Palace exists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the Taliban&#8217;s takeover of Afghanistan in August, Panjshir Valley emerged as the last province that resisted the Islamist extremist organisation&#8217;s control. In the first week of September however, the Taliban claimed to have taken complete control of the Valley. 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