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In Radha Krishna temples, Radha stands on the left of Krishna, with a garland in her hand. [85] She is often dressed in traditional sari or ghagra-choli along with a veil. Her jewelry from top to bottom is either made of metals, pearls or flowers.
Radha-Krishna (IAST rādhā-kṛṣṇa, Sanskrit: राधा कृष्ण) is the combined form of the Hindu god Krishna with his chief consort and shakti Radha.They are regarded as the feminine as well as the masculine realities of God, [7] in several Krishnaite traditions of Vaishnavism.
Rukmini always appears on the left side of Krishna. [ 64 ] Rukmini finds her mention in Gopala Tapani Upanishad (as Krishna's other consort), [ 65 ] in the Garga Samhita (as Queen of Dvaraka), [ 66 ] in Bhagavata Purana (as Krishna's chief queen), [ 67 ] in Brahma Vaivarta Purana , [ 68 ] in Harivaṃśa that centres upon Dvaraka, [ 69 ] and in ...
Radha did not honour Rukmini, the chief queen of Krishna, nor did Krishna hold Radha accountable for the offence. Offended, Rukmini left Krishna and went to the forest of Dandivana near Pandharpur. Saddened by Rukmini's departure, Krishna searched for his queen and finally found her resting in Dandivana, near Pundalik's house.
Ashtabharya with Krishna - 19th Century Mysore painting depicting Krishna with his eight principal consorts.. The Ashtabharya (Sanskrit: अष्टभार्या, romanized: Aṣṭabhāryā) or Ashta-bharya(s) is the group of eight principal queen-consorts of Hindu god Krishna, the king of Dvaraka, Saurashtra [1] in the Dvapara Yuga (epoch).
Krishna (left) with Radha at Bhaktivedanta Manor, Watford, England. By 1965, the Krishna-bhakti movement had spread outside India after Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (as instructed by his guru, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura) travelled from his homeland in West Bengal to New York City.
Jayadeva worshipping Krishna and Radha. The work delineates the love of Krishna for Radha, the milkmaid, his faithlessness and subsequent return to her, and is taken as symbolical of the human soul's straying from its true allegiance but returning at length to the God which created it.
She was the integral part of many pastimes of the divine couple including Raslila, Radha Krishna Vivah lila and Lathmar Holi. [9] According to Brahma Vaivarta Purana and Garga Samhita, when Krishna left Vrindavan, all the Ashtasakhi, headed by Lalita left their villages and accompany Radha to Kadli forest. [10] [11]