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कृष्ण
Also known as Vasudeva, Keshava, Krishnala, Ananta, Aprameya, Balakrishna, Balgopal, Balkrishan
हिन्दू देवता
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Krishna is a major deity in Hinduism who is worshipped as the eighth avatar of the god Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right, embodying qualities of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love. Hindus celebrate his birthday annually on Krishna Janmashtami, which typically falls in late August or early September, making him one of the most widely revered figures in Hindu religious practice.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.name
- Krishna
- Deity.image
- Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan (MET 70694) cropped.png
- Deity.member_of
- Dashavatara
- Deity.caption
- Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill; folio from the Harivamsa (Mughal, c. 1590).
- Deity.avatar_birth
- Mathura, Surasena (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Deity.Devanagari
- कृष्ण
- Deity.affiliation
- Svayam Bhagavan (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism) Avatar of Vishnu Dashavatara Radha Krishna
- Deity.day
- Wednesday
- Deity.battles
- Kurukshetra War (Mahabharata)
- Deity.mount
- Garuda