What was Krishna skin color?

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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Is Krishna blue or black?

The short answer is he is both black and blue, so it's ok to paint him blue. However, almost all ancient deities of Krishna are jet black. These deities are much older than any painting. It is also stated in the Bhagavata Purana that he is crystal clear, and that he is lord and source of color (Ranganatha).
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What was skin colour of Rama?

As Balaram He is white, as Rama He is green, as Mahaprabhu He is golden, and in some other yuga He is red.
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Is Krishna black or white?

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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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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श्री कृष्ण का रंग काला था या नीला? Krishna black or blue in Hindi? Can science explain Krishna Color



How did Krishna look like?

The figure of Lord 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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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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How handsome is Lord Krishna?

He is described as Bhuvana Sundara, the most handsome One in the whole universe, said Adur Asuri Madhavachari in a discourse. In Gokula, Krishna would graze the cows during the day, but when he returned in the evening, even though His face would be covered with dust, His beauty would in no way be diminished.
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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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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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What is the real Colour of Lord Krishna?

Lord Krishna is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu and his blue colour is emblematic of internal strength, the calmness and serenity.
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Was Parvati dark skinned?

Parvati with Shiva and sons Ganesha (leftmost) and Kartikeya (rightmost). Parvati is depicted with green complexion, denoting dark complexion.
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What is the Colour of Lord Vishnu?

Generally Lord Vishnu described as having blue skin. The color blue represents His infinite force. According to a Dyana mantra of Lord Vishnu we can know that His complexion is as cloud of blue sky.
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What was Krishna height?

Lord krishna was around 5″8″ to 5″10″ but pandavas were 6 to 8″5″ feet tall. Among all pandvas karna and bheema were almost similar both were around 8″5″ arjuna was 7 feet and yudhishter was 7″9″ nakul and sahdev were 6″2″ . It is said krishna's height was equal to the average woman of that era.
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What was the weight of Krishna?

Krishna's weight is 60 kg and Karan is 80kg.
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What is Krishna's favorite color?

Yellow must be Krishna's favorite colour because he is known as Pitambardhari, means the one who wears yellow. He is also known as Hari, and lord Hari is associated with Haridra (turmeric, which is yellow in colour).
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Is Kali and Parvati same?

Kali embodies shakti - feminine energy, creativity and fertility - and is an incarnation of Parvati, wife of the great Hindu god Shiva. Kali is most often represented in art as a fearful fighting figure with a necklace of heads, skirt of arms, lolling tongue, and brandishing a knife dripping with blood.
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Is Durga and Kali same?

According to legend, on this day, Goddess Durga begins her journey towards Earth. Scriptural recitations and prayers are sung to summon the Goddess so she may efface all evil. In destroying evil, Durga transforms into Goddess Kali, who is regarded as her most ferocious avatar.
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Why is Lord Shiva blue?

Why did Shiva's neck turn blue? As we all noise, a poison turns the body blue. Therefore, since Lord Shiva consumed the Halahala and held it there without letting it go into his body, his neck turned blue. Hence, he is known as Neelkantha (the one with a blue neck).
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What is the skin colour of Radha?

Lord Krishna, when he was an infant, was fed on the poisonous breast milk of Putana—making his skin blue in colour. On the other hand, Radha was extremely fair-skinned with a tint of golden glow to it.
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What is Lord Krishna's Favourite food?

Maakhan Mishri: It is considered to be Lord Krishna's favorite, it is made with fresh homemade butter that is mixed with rock sugar or sugar and offered to the deity.
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What is Lord Vishnu Favourite colour?

02/11Lord Vishnu

He has a penchant for yellow.
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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 most handsome god in Hinduism?

Kama (Sanskrit: काम, IAST: Kāma), also known as Kamadeva and Madana, is the Hindu god of love and desire, often portrayed alongside his consort Rati.
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