Krishna in the Mahabharata !Krishna tells Gita to Arjuna In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Krishna is the son of the Yaduvamsha chief Vasudeva and his wife Devaki. He is also widely known by his epithet, Vāsudeva. Krishna as a political reformer Krishna was the key political figure in overthrowing Kamsa, the king of Surasena Kingdom. The kingdom of Shurasena was the native kingdom of Yadava clans constituted by the Andhakas, Vrishnis, and Bhojas....
Krishna Janmashtami holiday_name Krishna Janmashtami type Hindu nickname Krishnashtami, , Krishna Jayanti, , Gokulashtami, , Yadukulashtami, , Srikrishna Jayanti observedby Hindus longtype Religious (1–2 days), cultural date Shraavana 23 (amanta tradition) Bhadrapada 8 (purnimanta tradition) date2020 11, 12 August date2021 Monday, 30 August date2022 18–19 August celebrations Dahi Handi (next day, in the north), kite-flying, drawing footprints of infant Krishna,, fasting, traditional sweet dishes, etc. observances Dance-drama, puja, night vigil, fasting date2023 6–7 September Krishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu....
Krishna legends in Kathak !Sharmila Sharma et Rajendra Kumar Gangani 2 Kathak is a forms of Indian classical dance. The dance style in its formative phase was inseparably linked with Krishna legend. The word Kathak comes from the word katha which means “story”. History Kathak has been closely associated with Krishna’s legends. The earliest mention of Kathak as an art form is found in the Arjuna-Vanavasa chapter of the Aadi-Parva of Mahabharata....
Krishna Upanishad name Krishna Upanishad devanagari कृष्ण उपनिषद् sanskrit_transliteration Kṛṣṇa Upaniṣad meaning The Upanishad of Krishna type Vaishnava veda Atharvaveda chapters 2 The Krishna Upanishad (कृष्ण उपनिषत्) or Krishnopanishad is one of 108 Upanishads of Hinduism, written in the Sanskrit language. It is a minor Vaishnava Upanishad, dedicated to the god Krishna, and adheres to the tradition of Vaishnavism. The Krishna Upanishad is attached to the Atharvaveda. The Upanishad narrates how the god Rama took birth as Krishna, and how various divinities and virtues became people or objects in Krishna’s life....
Krishna’s Butterball name Krishna’s Butterball coordinates 12.6191°N, 80.1923°W composition granite Krishna’s Butterball (also known as Vaan Irai Kal and Krishna’s Gigantic Butterball) is a gigantic balancing rock, granite-boulder resting on a short incline in the historical coastal resort town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu state of India. Being part of the Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built during the seventh- and eighth-century CE as Hindu religious monuments by the Pallava dynasty, it is a popular tourist attraction locally....
Kriya Yoga Express name Kriya Yoga Express type Express operator South Eastern Railways stops 7 in both directions distance 421 km journeytime 09 Hours as 18615 Howrah–Hatia Express, 08 Hours 50 Minutes as 18616 Hatia–Howrah Express frequency Daily class AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved seating Yes sleeping Yes catering No pantry car attached stock LHB coach trainnumber 18615 / 18616 speed 130 km/h maximum, 47 km/h including halts The Kriya Yoga Express, formerly known as Howrah–Hatia Express, is an express Indian Railways train in India’s South Eastern Railway zone that runs between and, serving the Indian states of West Bengal and Jharkhand....
Kriya Yoga school name Kriya Yoga founding_guru Mahavatar Babaji transmitted to Lahiri Mahasaya founding_year 1861 practice_emphasis Kriya Yoga Pranayama Kriya Yoga (Sanskrit: क्रिया योग) is described by its practitioners as an ancient yoga system revived in modern times by Lahiri Mahasaya, who claimed to be initiated by a non-physical guru, Mahavatar Babaji, at circa 1861. Kriya Yoga was brought to international awareness by Paramahansa Yogananda’s book Autobiography of a Yogi and through Yogananda’s introductions of the practice to the west from 1920....
Kshetrajna Kshetrajna (Devnagari: क्षेत्रज्ञ) means the one who knows the field of the body, soul, physical matter. It is the conscious principle in the corporeal frame. In the thirteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains the distinction between the Kshetra and the Kshetrajna. Overview The Kshetra or the field refers to the body which is material, mutable, transitory and perishable, the Kshetrajna refers to the conscious knower of the body who is of the same essence as Knowledge, immutable, eternal and imperishable, the knower of the body is the soul residing in the body....
Kubjika Kubjika (कुब्जिक Kubjikā, also known as Vakreshvari, Vakrika, Chinjini) is the primary deity of Kubjikamata, a sect of non-Siddhāntika mantra marga sect. The worship of Kubjika as one of the main aspect of Adishakti was in its peak in 12th century CE. She is still praised in tantric practices that are followed in Kaula) tradition. Etymology Kubjikā means “to crook” or “to curve” in Sanskrit. Once lord Navātman/ Shiva embraced his consort Vakrika and before the copulation, she suddenly felt shy and bent her body earning the name, Kubjikā, " the hunchback one" or Vakrika (crooked one)....
Kushwaha group Kushwahas regions 🇮🇳 India, 🇳🇵 Nepal region1 Bihar pop1 7–8% of the population langs Hindi · Bhojpuri · Nepali rels Om.svg Hinduism Kushwaha (sometimes, Kushvaha) is a community of the Indo-Gangetic Plain which has traditionally been involved in agriculture (including beekeeping). The term has been used to represent different subcastes, being those of the Kachhis), Koeris and Muraos. Under the Indian governments system of positive discrimination, the Kushwahas are classified as a “Backward” or “Other Backward class”....
Kyoto-Varanasi Partner City Agreement Shortly after arriving in Kyoto, Japan for a 5-day bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Abe announced the Kyoto-Varanasi Partner City Agreement. The text of the agreement was signed in the presence of the leaders of both nations by Mayor of Kyoto Daisaku Kadokawa and Ambassador of India to Japan Smt. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa....
Lakshana Lakshana (लक्षण lakṣaṇa) – derived from the combination of words lakshya and kshana – means ‘indication’ or ‘symptom’. It also means ‘an auspicious mark’, ‘attribute’ or ‘quality’. In Tamil language, Lakshanam means “features”. Sulakshana means good features. Grammatical implication In Varadarāja’s Laghukaumudi (St.210), on the following Paniniya Sukta I.i.62 on Sanskrit grammar, which reads: states that when elision (lopa) of an affix has taken place, the affix shall still exert its influence, and the operations dependent upon it will take place as if it were present....
Lakshmana rekha !Rawana approaches Sita in the garb of mendicant Lakshmana Rekha (लक्ष्मण रेखा), in some later versions of the Hindu epic Ramayana, is a line in the soil drawn by Lakshmana. This line is drawn around the dwelling in the forest that he shared with his elder brother, Rama, and Rama’s wife, Sita. The line is meant to protect Sita, while he was away searching for Rama. This line is not featured in the original epic by Valmiki....
Lakshmi devanagari लक्ष्मी type Hindu name Lakshmi other_names Sri, Narayani, Bhargavi, Bhagavati, Padma, Kamala, Vaishnavi, Laxmi siblings Jyestha) or Alakshmi, Chandra day Friday affiliation • Vaishnavism, , • Shaktism, , • Tridevi, , • Adi Shakti, , • Ashta Lakshmi deity_of Mother Goddess, Goddess of Prosperity, Fortune, Wealth, Power, Love, Abundance, Beauty , #, #, #, #, # , # , # and Maya), Supreme Goddess in Vaishnavism , Para Brahman member_of Tridevi and Panch Prakriti symbols Padma (Lotus), Shankha (conch), Discus, Gada (mace), Jnana Mudra, Abhaya Mudra, Varadamudra, Gold....
Lakshmi Narayana type Hindu name Lakshmi Narayana devanagari लक्ष्मी-नारायण sanskrit_transliteration Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa affiliation Vaishnavism god_of God of Preservation, , Goddess of Prosperity, , Supreme Deities of Vaishnavism, , Para Brahman, the Ultimate Reality abode Vaikuntha weapon Panchajanya, Kaumodaki, Sudarshana Chakra, Sharanga, Nandaka mount Garuda symbol Padma) texts Vishnu Purana, Padma Purana, Garuda Purana Lakshmi Narayana or Lakshmi-Narayan (लक्ष्मी-नारायण, IAST: ) is the dual representation of the Hindu deities Vishnu, also known as Narayana, and his consort, Lakshmi, traditionally featured in their abode, Vaikuntha....