Sandipani

Sandipani (), sometimes rendered Sāndīpana, is the guru of Krishna and Balarama in Hinduism. He is regarded to have educated them regarding all the Vedas, the art of drawing, astronomy, gandharva veda, medicine, training elephants and horses, and archery.

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It is catalogued under topics including Characters in the Mahabharata, Indian Hindu spiritual teachers and People from Ujjain.

Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Deity.type: Hindu
Deity.name: Sandipani
Deity.image: Krishna and Balarama Studying with the Brahman Sandipani (1525-1550 CE).jpg
Deity.caption: Krishna and Balarama Studying with the Brahman Sandipani (Bhagavata Purana, 1525-1550 CE print). Krishna in blue is seated next to Balarama, both wearing peacock-feather headdresses, in front of their teacher Sandipani. Two other students appear on the left.
Deity.affiliation: Rishi
Deity.texts: Puranas
Deity.region: Avanti

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Instance of: human
Gender: male

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== Legend == thumb|''Krishna Receives the Sacred Thread and Returns his Preceptor Sandipani's Son, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord). India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa, circa 1640

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