Is Radha an avatar of Lakshmi?

Radha (Sanskrit: राधा, IAST: Rādhā), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and a chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion and devotion. She is the avatar of Lakshmi and is also described as the chief of the Gopis (milkmaids).
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Who is Laxmi Avatar Radha or Rukmini?

Radha is the incarnation of Goddess Laxmi and Rukmini is also an incarnation of Goddess Laxmi as said by the reliable source of Hinduism 'Mahabharat'.
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Is Radha and Laxmi same?

Radha is the daughter of Vrishbhanu Gopa and Kirti Devi. She is sometimes considered as the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu.
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Was Rukmini the avatar of Lakshmi?

In many Puranic literature, Rukmini is believed to be an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. It is said that Lord Krishna was an embodiment of Lord Vishnu. And Lakshmi being the inseparable wife of Lord Vishnu took birth as Rukmini in her next life.
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Who is Radha in her previous birth?

Radha was born as the daughter of Vrishbhanu and his wife Kirti. However, she was not born from the womb of her mother. It is said that only after the birth of the baby girl, did Radha enter the body of this girl. Because of not having born from the womb, Radha is also known as Ayonija.
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Is Radha and Sita same?

Sita was reborn as Radha and the Ashtamahishi, which consists of Rukmini, Satyabhama, Nagnajiti, Jambhavati, Kalindi, Bhadra, Mitravinda and Lakshmana. Sita is Lakshmi. Radha is Lakshmi.
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Is there any mention of Radha in Mahabharata?

There is also mention of Radha in Bhagavata in Vishnu Purana,but not in Harivansha or the Mahabharata.
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Did Radha ever met Rukmini?

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Is Radha A Rukmini?

Radha and Rukmini, both are different. Rukmini was the wife of Lord Krishna while Radha was his aunt ( as I have read) married to some other person. No, Radha and Rukmini are not the same. No they are not same.
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Is Lakshmi sister of Shiva?

According to the Puranas, Shiva is married to Parvathi, who is the younger sister to Vishnu. Vishnu's wife is Lakshmi, so She is Shiva's Sister-in-Law.
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Why did Vishnu curse Lakshmi?

Even after repeated efforts of Lord Vishnu, Lakshmi was not distracted. Seeing this as his disobedience, Lord Vishnu became very angry and cursed Lakshmi that you are disobeying me because of being lost in the beauty of this horse.
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Is Radha younger than Krishna?

Radha was 5 years older.

In some Puranas, Radharani is said to be 5 years older than Shri Krishna.
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Does Radha exist?

Radha exists only in the context of Krishna. The blessing she bestows upon us is increasing closeness to Krishna. She has no existence independent of him.
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Who was Krishna Favourite wife?

But whenever the question has been raised who was Krishna's favourite wife, everyone has known the answer is Rukmini.
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Who was Rukmini in her previous birth?

According to the epic Mahabharata and other Puranic scriptures, Rukmini was born to Bhishmaka—the king of Vidarbha kingdom—and had five elder brothers, among whom Rukmi was the eldest.
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Is Radha fictional?

A known figure in Hindu imagination and faith, she entered the public consciousness in a big way through the Gita Govinda, an erotic composition by the 12th century Odiya poet, Jayadev. Unlike her paramour, Krishna, who may once have been a human hero elevated to divinity through legends, Radha is decidedly fictional.
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Is Radha a God?

Radha was the wife of another gopa but was the dearest of Krishna's consorts and his constant companion. In the bhakti (devotional) movement of Vaishnavism, the female, Radha, is sometimes interpreted as symbolizing the human soul and the male, Krishna, as symbolizing God.
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Who is Radha in bhagavatam?

In Bhagavatam mahapuran Radha is name given to mother of Karn. There is beauty in this puran that no two characters have same name.
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Why did Ayan marry Radha?

Because lord Vishnu has blessed Ayan with a boon that she will marry the incarnation of goddess Lakshmi i.e Radha. Whereas Radha was cursed by sridhama of bearing separation from lord Krishna for 100 years.
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Why Radha is worshipped with Krishna not Rukmini?

There are many temples that worship Rukmini with Krishna as Rukmini-Dwarikadhish. The rasa involved is different. But both of them are the internal potency or hladini-shakti (internal potency) of Lord Krishnaand they are meant to worship with Him. Means: Rukmini is in Dwaraka what Radha is in the Vrindavan forest.
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Who is the son of Krishna and Radha?

Krishna's foster parents at Vrindavana were Nanda and Yashoda, his sister is Subhadra, and his brother Balarama. 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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Did goddess Radha have period?

In Jamu, Radha's village in western Nepal, her status is lower than a dog's, because she is menstruating. She is only 16, yet, for the length of her period, Radha can't enter her house or eat anything but boiled rice.
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