Did Krishna marry his aunt?

No. Krishna married his cross-cousins
cross-cousins
cross-cousin (plural cross-cousins) (anthropology) The child of one's father's sister or of one's mother's brother; a cousin related via opposite-gender siblings rather than same-gender ones (the latter being a parallel cousin).
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Mitravinda
Mitravinda
Mitravinda (Sanskrit: मित्रविन्दा, romanized: Mitravindā) is chronologically the sixth of the Ashtabharya of the Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu, and the king of Dvaraka in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch). Mitravinda and the other Ashtabharya of Krishna.
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and Bhadra
though. Considered "incest" in the current North Indian Hindu culture.
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Did Krishna married his aunt?

And he had sexual relationship with her. Krishna is married to Rukmani the daughter of King Rukmangad. Radha was married to Krishnas uncle. Krishna who abandons his lawfully wedded wife Rukmini and seduces Radha wife of another man and lives with her in sin without remorse.
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Did Krishna married his cousin sister?

She was the daughter of King Dhrishtaketu and his wife Shrutakirti, the sister of Kunti and the sister (or cousin) of Vasudeva (Krishna's father) and thus Krishna's cousin. Bhadra's five brothers headed by the eldest prince Santardana married Bhadra to Krishna.
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Why did Lord Krishna marry his cousin?

The marriage would forge alliance between Kuru and Avanti and also garner the support of Vidarbha and Magadha Kingdoms, which may the Kauravas very powerful.
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Why did Krishna marry Rukmini and not Radha?

Rukmini Was The Incarnation Of Lakshmi

Rukmini and Krishna were destined to be together because they were Visnu and Lakshmi. Even though Krishna grew up playing with Radha and remained close to her, Rukmini was with whom Krishna truly belonged.
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Did Krishna love Radha or Rukmini more?

Krishna loved and respected Rukmini. He also gave her the name 'Sri' and said that from then on He will be known as Sri Krishna, taking Rukmini's name before Krishna's name. It is believed that Rukmini was an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi who followed Vishnu whenever He came to the earth in the human form.
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Who is the husband of Radha?

Her husband Krishna is said to be in control of her love. The poet mentioned that while it is common to see women devoted to their husbands but it is not as common to see a husband as Krishna who is so devoted to his wife Radha and considering her as goddess.
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Which wife did Krishna love the most?

Rukmini is traditionally considered to be the favourite and the primary wife of Krishna, the latter's partiality towards her often provoking the ire of his second consort of Satyabhama.
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Which god married his own sister?

Why is Zeus married to his sister? To hide her shame, Hera agreed to marry him. It was a violent marriage at best. Though Zeus had pursued his sister and sought to possess her by marriage, he never gave up his lusty ways.
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How many lovers did Krishna have?

Besides eight principal queens (Ashtabharya), the Hindu god Krishna, an avatar of the god Vishnu and the king of Dvaraka, wedded a number of captured women, whose number is mentioned as 16,000 or 16,100 in different scriptures.
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Who is the real wife of Krishna?

Who is Krishna's wife? Krishna married Princess Rukmini and took other wives as well.
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Do Hindus marry their cousin?

The position of first cousins under the Special Marriage Act 1954 is in accord with the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 which also does not allow marriage with any first cousin.
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Why did Krishna marry 8 wives?

Being trapped in dharma, Shri Krishna accepted all women as his wives so that they live an honorable life and nobody dares to mock them. To restore their honor and give them the status of queen, Shri Krishna married them. That is how he came to have 16,108 wives.
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Which king married his own daughter?

Babur married his daughter & Humayun his niece to Chib Rajput Raja of Jammu. Akbar married his niece to Raja Man Singh. Rajpoots were schooled by Turks, Mughals, Marathas, Sikhs and even Gurkhas. All they did was compromise.
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Which god married his own mother?

When Oedipus grew to manhood, a prophet warned him that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Not knowing that he had been adopted, and that his real parents were Jocasta and Laius, Oedipus left the country to avoid committing such crimes.
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Which God married his own daughter?

Answer is here : Yes, Lord Brahma married his own daughter.
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Why Rukmini is not Worshipped with Krishna?

Laxmi's incarnation as Rukmini was supposed to be a silent supporter – very important but less conspicuous. And this was by their own design, their own strategy, and their master plan. There's no bias between Radha and Rukmini as why one is only worshipped with Krishna.
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At what age did Krishna marry?

Krishna abducts 8-year-old Rukmini and marries her Source: Skanda Purana Part 15 —West Bengal State Central Library dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/jspui/bitstrea… Rukmini was of pre-pubescent age when Krishna abducted and married her Source: Srimad Bhagavatam tr.
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What was Radha's last wish?

Radha's death

Legends say Radha's last wish was to hear Lord Krishna play the flute for her. He played the most melodious tune ever and after Radha passed away, he broke his flute and never played again.
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Did Krishna and Radha have a child?

Krishna's favourite wife was Radha, with whom he had a son Pradyumna and daughter Carumati, but tradition has it that the god actually acquired 16,108 wives and fathered 180,000 sons.
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Who is Krishna in love with?

It is said that Krishna (the divine) can only be reached through Radha (devotion and love). Radha and Krishna do not exist one without the other, they are only one: Radhakrishna.
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