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Krişna

Also known as Vasudeva, Keshava, Krishnala, Ananta, Aprameya, Balakrishna, Balgopal, Balkrishan

Krishna (; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is widely revered among Hindu divinities. Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar.

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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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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
Deity.mantra: हरे कृष्ण Hare Krishna ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय Om Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya
Deity.texts: ''''
Deity.god_of: God of Protection, Compassion, Tenderness, and Love, Lord of Yogis The Supreme Being (Krishnaism-Vaishnavism)
Deity.avatar_end: Bhalka, Saurashtra (present-day Veraval, Gujarat, India)
Deity.other_names: Achyuta, Damodara, Gopala, Gopinath, Govinda, Keshava, Madhava, Radha Ramana, Shyam, Vāsudeva, Dwarakadhish
Deity.dynasty: Yaduvamsha – Chandravamsha