Krishna

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 * __ Krishna __** [[image:krishna_as_a_baby.jpg width="279" height="219" align="right" caption="Krishna as a baby with his mom"]]
 * Krishna is the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
 * Krishna is the god of love, happiness, and joy. He is also a trickster.
 * When Krishna plays the flute he tricks people.
 * Krishna became a favorite subject in performing arts and regional traditions of devotion developed for forms of Krishna.
 * Krishna and Rama are the two mostly known and worshipped avatars of Vishnu.



**__Art __** 
 * He has a peacock feather on his head, his skin is either blue or black, around his neck is a necklace made of flowers, he wears a lot of jewels, and he holds a flute.
 * Krishna is often depicted as an infant, as a young boy playing the flute, or as a prince giving direction and guidance.
 * Religions portray him in many different ways as a god-child, a prankster, a divine hero, and the Supreme Being.

**__ Family __** **__ Festival __**
 * Krishna’s family is the Vrndavana family. In his family there is Krishna’s father, mother, friends, wife, cows, garden, and his Yamuna.
 * Krishna's wife is Radha. [[image:krishna_and_his_family.jpg width="239" height="184" caption="Krishna and his family"]]
 * His festival is Janmaashtami.
 * It celebrates the birth of Krishna.
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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0059; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Conch-Shankha <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0048; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 144%;">-stand for the five elements and eternity. The elements are Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Aether. Lord Vishnu issued the Omkara or the primordial sound Aum through his conch.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0048; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Discus-Sudarsha chakra- it means a wheel or force field. It is also the symbol of the mind. It was made by Lord Shiva and gifted to Lord Vishnu as a token of love.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0048; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Mace-gada-symbolizes power.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0048; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Lotus-is the symbol of the cosmos. It is also the symbol of purity and transcendence. The lotus rests on water but does not touch it.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0048; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Primal Serpent-Lord Vishnu sits on the shesh-naag which represents the desire of consciousness in humankind.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0048; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Garuda-is Lord Vishnu’s vehicle.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0048; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Flute-murali-symbolizes divine music. It is the call from the Lord, inviting every creature to his abode. The flute also symbolizes a human heart.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0048; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Peacock’s feather-MOR-pankh- is a symbol of beauty and knowledge.[[image:lotus_flowerv2.jpg width="195" height="158" align="right" caption="lotus flower"]][[image:mace.jpg width="137" height="127" align="center" caption="mace"]]
 * __ Myth __**
 * Janmaashtami is celebrated to welcome and enjoy Lord Krishna's birth. The birth of Lord Krishna took place when the planets were in certain places. It is said that God chooses a particular time, he will take birth as a human and the planetary systems are organized into certain places.