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  2. Narakasura - Wikipedia

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    Narakasura hurled the Nagapasha against Krishna, but Krishna negated it with the Garudastra. In desperation, Narakasura launched the Vaishnavastra on Krishna, but Krishna met it with another Vaishnavastra. At last, when Narakasura tried to kill Krishna with a trident, Krishna pretended to swoon, because of a boon that Narakasura could be killed ...

  3. Mura (danava) - Wikipedia

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    Narakasura was said to have abducted 16,000 women from the earth and made them captives. So Mura decided to go to earth and become Narakasura's general and defend his kingdom. But Shri Krishna and Satyabhama on hearing about the misdeeds of Naraka decided to go and defeat him in battle and emancipate the 16,000 captive princesses.

  4. Naraka Chaturdashi - Wikipedia

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    It is the second day of the five-day long festival of Diwali (also known as Deepavali). Hindu literature narrates that the asura (demon) Narakasura (sometimes translated as hell or a demon from hell, lit. [nr/nar] “man” and [aka] “unhappiness: man's unhappiness") was killed on this day by Krishna and Satyabhama.

  5. Kamakhya - Wikipedia

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    Krishna also killed Mura, Narakasura's general. Thus, Krishna is called 'Murāri' (the killer of Mura). [15] Narakasura used several divine weapons against Krishna, but Krishna easily neutralised all of them. At last, when Narakasura tried to kill Krishna with a trident, he saw goddess Kamakhya standing beside Hari, and eventually Krishna ...

  6. When is Diwali 2024? Why is the holiday celebrated?

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    Some Hindus celebrate the holiday as the day Lord Krishna defeated the demon king Narakasura. Diwali is also celebrated by Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists with each honoring different portions of ...

  7. Satyabhama - Wikipedia

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    Krishna's victory against Narakasura liberated the asura's prisoners. Having rescued the 16,000 women, Krishna married them upon their request to restore them of their honour in society, making them his junior wives. Scriptural references. Seeing Vasudeva in that condition, Satyabhama fanned him with chamaras and Garuda, with his wings.

  8. Deepavali (1960 film) - Wikipedia

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    Deepavali (transl. Diwali) is a 1960 Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced by K. Gopala Rao under the Aswaraja Pictures banner [2] and directed by S. Rajinikanth. [3] It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Savitri, [4] with music composed by Ghantasala. [5] [6] This is third film of N. T. Rama Rao as Lord Krishna. The film is a box hit and ...

  9. List of Asuras - Wikipedia

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    Shishupala - the cousin of Krishna, the incarnation of Jaya, previously betrothed to the deity's chief consort Rukmini, beheaded after he insulted Krishna 101 times. [11] Dantavakrta - the incarnation of Vijaya slain by Krishna. [12] Kalayavana - An asura king who was killed by Krishna by tricking him into waking Muchukunda. [13]