What does Krishna look like?

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Krishna is depicted as having blue or blue-black skin. He holds a flute (bansuri) and sometimes accompanied by a cow or cowherd. Krishna is also known by many other names, such as Govinda, Madhusudhana, Vasudeva and Mukunda.
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How is Krishna described?

He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities.
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What color is Krishna's skin?

Etymologically speaking, the Sanskrit word 'Krishna' means black or dark. At times, it is also translated as “all attractive”. According to Vedas, Lord Krishna is a dark-skinned Dravidian god. Even in traditional patta chitras (cloth art) in Odisha, Lord Krishna and Vishnu are always shown having black skin.
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Was Krishna very beautiful?

There are some who are acknowledged as good looking by many. Others are acknowledged as good looking by a few. But no one is acknowledged universally as being handsome, except Lord Krishna. He is described as Bhuvana Sundara, the most handsome One in the whole universe, said Adur Asuri Madhavachari in a discourse.
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What is the true color of Krishna?

Lord Krishna is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and his blue colour is emblematic of internal strength, the calmness and serenity. As per ancient scriptures, when the Demon Putana tried to kill the young Krishna with his poisoned milk, Krishna didn't die and instead, his skin became blue.
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HOW DOES LORD KRISHNA LOOK LIKE?



Are Indian gods black?

A larger number of Indians criticised Subramanya's intervention, pointing out that Hindu gods are black, blue, yellow, red, white, and pink. "Goddess Kali, Krishna, Shiva, Ram and so many other gods are never light skinned! In fact in southern India so many goddesses like Mariyamma, Chamundeshwari etc.
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Was Krishna blue or black?

Most stone and wooden statues of Krushna were also black at this point. Metal images were the only ones that were “fair” or golden. By the time of Pahari paintings (1800s), Krushna is light blue in colour and no longer black. Even in Rajasthan, Krushna becomes lighter shade of black.
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Why is Krishna so attractive?

As Krishna himself says in the Bhagavad Gita, he is the strength in the strong, the wisdom in the wise, the beauty in the beautiful and the dignity in the dignified. He is the very life force in every living being.
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Is Krishna shy?

Lord Krishna is a very true and clever god who helps people in distress. He has a shy personality but is also very tricky at times, He as a sweet personality and is very deep and grave. He is poetic and calm in his speech. He is gentle and quiet at the same time, always smiling and reciprocating.
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Is Lord Krishna family still alive?

End of the Vrishnis

These things in due time came to pass. A madness seized the people of Dwaraka so that they fell upon one another and were slain, together with all sons and grandsons of Krishna. Only the women and Krishna and Balarama remained alive.
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Did Krishna exist?

"There is sufficient evidence available now to suggest that Krishna was indeed a historical figure, who lived about 5000 years ago. This evidence is not just literary but also archaeological, geographical as well as astronomical," he claims.
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How did Krishna turn blue?

On the other hand, mythology states that Lord Krishna drank poisoned milk given by Poothana, the demoness and hence his skin turned blue. Other mythological stories reveal that when Krishna entered a river to vanquish the serpent king Kalinga, his skin turned blue due to the snake's venom.
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What language did Krishna speak?

Originally Answered: Which language did Krishna speak? Sanskrit! It's God's language. All Vedic scriptures are mostly written in Sanskrit.
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Is Krishna a boy or girl?

The name Krishna is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "dark, black". Krishna, in Hindu tradition, was the human incarnation of the god Vishnu, a heroic figure representing love and joy--the familiar "Hare Krishna" is a chant to this deity.
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How can I become like Krishna?

Being humble or modest is one of the most important characteristic of personality. Like Krishna you too must be humble in life. It helps you to cultivate genuine relationship with honest people. Be modest enough to give people more reasons to be happy in their life.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Who is the most beautiful Indian god?

Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: Indrāṇī, lit. Indra's queen), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: Śacī), is the queen of the devas in Hinduism. Described as tantalisingly beautiful, proud, and kind, she is also the ruler of the planet Venus.
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How does Shiva look like?

Shiva is usually depicted as white, from the ashes of corpses that are smeared on his body, with a blue neck, from holding poison in his throat. His wears a crescent moon and the Ganges River as decorations in his hair and a garland of skulls and a serpent around his neck.
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How can I talk to Lord Krishna?

The ideal time to chant Krishna mantra is Brahma Muhurat between 4 am and 6 am. Take bath early in the morning. Take bath and sit in front of a picture of Lord Krishna. Chant the chosen mantra in multiples of 108 times keeping count with a Tulsi mala.
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How old is Sri Krishna?

7) Time : 00:00 A.M. 8) Shri Krishna lived 125 years, 08 months & 07 days. 9) Date of Death : 18th February 3102 B.C. 10) When Krishna was 89 years old; the mega war (Kurukshetra) took place.
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Why did Krishna dance with gopis?

The Gopis leave everything and come to Shri Krishna with an unconditional love and devotion and that is the essence of pure bhakti. Each Gopi is his eternal devotee, and hence Shri Krishna dances with each and every Gopi on the banks of Yamuna.
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Is Lord Shiva black?

No. Shiva is snow white in color. SHIVA means the untouched and auspicious one. Untouched and purity has always been linked to White color, and Shiva being white can also be linked with the snow clad Himalayas.
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Why is Shiva's skin GREY?

Another explanation for Shiva's strange coloring is his habit of smearing his body with human ashes–reflecting how often he visits the cremation grounds, and possibly his blue-greyish complexion. The ashes are said to represent the end of all material existence.
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What is the color of Lord Rama?

He is shown black, blue or dark color, typically wearing reddish color clothes. If his wife and brother are a part of the iconography, Lakshamana is on his left side while Sita always on the right of Rama, both of golden-yellow complexion.
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