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Krishna's childhood illustrates the Hindu concept of Lila, playing for fun and enjoyment and not for sport or gain. His interaction with the gopis at the rasa dance or Rasa-lila is an example. Krishna plays his flute and the gopis come immediately, from whatever they were doing, to the banks of the Yamuna River and join him in singing and ...
Jai Shri Krishna expression is widely used expression to greet people during the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, which celebrates the birth of Krishna. [9] [10] In the present day, Jai Shri Krishna is widely used among the Vaishnava community, Gujaratis, and Rajasthanis, based in and out of India. [11] [12] [13] [14]
In Hinduism, Krishna is recognized as the complete and eighth incarnation of Vishnu, or as the Supreme God (Svayam Bhagavan) in his own right. [1] As one of the most popular of all Hindu deities, Krishna has acquired a number of epithets, and absorbed many regionally significant deities, such as Jagannatha in Odisha and Vithoba in Maharashtra.
Since Lord Krishna declared that He and Govardhana hill was non-different, the followers of the Vallabhacharya tradition, devotees of Lord Krishna, worship the Govardhana hill. They worship the Govardhana hill along with the Saligrama, both considered as aniconic symbols of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, exactly as they worship the Deity ...
Gopinath (Sanskrit: गोपीनाथ, romanized: Gopīnātha) or Gopinatha [1] is a form of the Hindu god Krishna. It is also one of the primary names of Krishna, meaning, "the lord of the cowherdesses". [2] Gopinath is associated with the gopis (milkmaids) of the Braj (Vraja) region.
Instead, they believe in the avataras of Vishnu like Narasimha, Rama, Krishna, and so forth. They also believe that Shiva and Brahma are both forms of Vishnu. For example, the Dvaita school holds Vishnu alone to be the Supreme God, with Shiva subordinate, and interprets the Puranas differently.
The temple is dedicated to Hindu deities Radha Krishna. [1] The temple belongs to Radha Vallabh Sampradaya and was constructed in 16th century under the guidance of Vrindavan saint Hith Harivansha Mahaprabhu. [2] [3] The central deity of the temple is Krishna who is worshiped under the name of Shri Radha Vallabh which means the consort of Radha ...
Guruvayur Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Guruvayurappan (four-armed form of the Vishnu), located in the town of Guruvayur in Kerala, India.Administrated by the Guruvayur Devaswom Board, it is one of the most important places of worship for Hindus in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and is often referred to as Bhuloka Vaikunta (Holy Abode of Vishnu on Earth). [2]