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  2. Krishna - Wikipedia

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    Krishna (/ ˈ k r ɪ ʃ n ə /; [12] Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa [ˈkr̩ʂɳɐ]) 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. [13] He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; [14] [1] and is widely revered among Hindu divinities. [15]

  3. Krishna (Telugu actor) - Wikipedia

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    Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy [3] (31 May 1943 – 15 November 2022), known mononymously as Krishna, was an Indian actor, director, and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. [4] In a career spanning more than five decades, he starred in over 350 films in a variety of roles. [ 5 ]

  4. Birth of Krishna - Wikipedia

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    However, every adversary he sent to kill Krishna was slain by the deity. Krishna was raised in Gokula, at the household of Nanda, and was a naughty and playful child. [18] During his childhood, he protected villagers from the tyranny of Kamsa. As prophesied, he later slew Kamsa at the age of eleven. [19]

  5. Krishnadevaraya - Wikipedia

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    He extolled the Madhwa philosophy in his compositions and was a disciple of the Rajaguru of the emperor. According to Sambamoorthy, [59] he was born as Srinivasa and had his formal initiation by Vyasatirtha took place around 1525 when he was about 40 years of age, when he was given the name Purandara Dasa. Purandara Daasa traveled extensively ...

  6. Jiddu Krishnamurti - Wikipedia

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    Nitya's persistent health problems had periodically resurfaced throughout this time. On 13 November 1925, at age 27, he died in Ojai from complications of influenza and tuberculosis. [61] Despite Nitya's poor health, his death was unexpected, and it fundamentally shook Krishnamurti's belief in Theosophy and in the leaders of the Theosophical ...

  7. S. M. Krishna - Wikipedia

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    Krishna died from a long illness at his residence in Bengaluru, on 10 December 2024, at the age of 92. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] He was cremated with state honours complete with gun salute at his ancestral village of Somanahalli in Maddur taluk of Mandya district on 11 December. [ 41 ]

  8. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - Wikipedia

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    He died c. 1528-1534. [12 ... Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi called Chaitanya Mahaprabhu “the touchstone of love for Krishna. He made spiritualism and ...

  9. Kamsa - Wikipedia

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    Kamsa (Sanskrit: कंस, IAST: Kaṃsa) was the tyrant ruler of the Vrishni kingdom, with its capital at Mathura.He is variously described in Hindu literature as either a human or an asura; The Puranas describe him as an asura, [1] [2] while the Harivamśa describes him as an asura reborn in the body of a man. [3]