Krishna

vaishnava pantheon

Confidence

Probable

Eighth avatar of Vishnu. Divine teacher of the Bhagavad Gita, beloved cowherd of Vrindavan, and heroic king of Dwarka. Most widely worshipped deity globally.

Names

  • mal / Mlymകൃഷ്ണൻ
  • hin / Devaकृष्ण
  • kan / Kndaಕೃಷ್ಣ
  • tel / Teluకృష్ణుడు
  • tam / Tamlகிருஷ்ணன்
  • eng / LatnKrishna(Govinda, Gopala, Vasudeva, Madhava, Muralidhara)

Aspects / Forms

Enshrined at 100 temples

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