View allAll Photos Tagged LordKrishna
This series of photos is about the monkeys of Vrindhavan. The special thing about this ancient city is that one can find is the number of monkeys more than the number of human population live there (most likely).
In this picture we see a woman feeding a monkey during her morning walk around the neighborhood.
Copyrights © Kals Pics - 2014. All Rights Reserved.
No graphic comments please
Devotees quenching for the holy 'prasadam' on the occasion of
Sri Krishna Janmaashtami Festival at ISKCON ,Bangalore ,India
Hare Krs'na !
Explore #43
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wishing all a very happy Diwali !
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The festival of colors
Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus as a festival of colours.
It is primarily observed in India and Nepal. It is also observed by the minority Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan as well in countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mauritius, and Fiji.
Holi is also known as Phagwah (Assamese), Festival of Colours, or Doḷajātra (Oriya) in Odisha, and as Dol Jatra (Bengali) or Basantotsav ("spring festival") (Bengali) in West Bengal and Assam.
Holi is of particular significance in the Braj region, which includes locations traditionally connected to the Lord Krishna: Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandagaon, and Barsana, which become tourist destinations during the season of Holi.
As per the Hindu calendar, Holi is celebrated on the Phalgun Purnima which comes in February or March in the Gregorian Calendar.
Significance
The word Holi originated from "Holika", sister of Hiranyakashipu. The festival of Holi is celebrated because of a story in the old Hindu religion. In Vaishnavism, Hiranyakashipu is the great king of demons, and he had been granted a boon by Brahma, which made it almost impossible for him to be killed. The boon was due to his long penance, after which he had demanded that he not be killed "during day or night; inside the home or outside, not on earth or in the sky; neither by a man nor an animal; neither by astra nor by shastra". Consequently, he grew arrogant and attacked the Heavens and the Earth. He demanded that people stop worshipping gods and start praising respectfully to him.
According to this belief, Hiranyakashipu's own son, Prahlada, was a devotee of Vishnu. In spite of several threats from Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada continued offering prayers to Vishnu. He was poisoned by Hiranyakashipu, but the poison turned to nectar in his mouth. He was ordered to be trampled by elephants yet remained unharmed. He was put in a room with hungry, poisonous snakes and survived. All of Hiranyakashipu's attempts to kill his son failed. Finally, he ordered young Prahlada to sit on a pyre in the lap of Holika, Hiranyakashipu's demoness sister, who also could not die because she had a boon preventing her from being burned by fire. Prahlada readily accepted his father's orders, and prayed to Lord Vishnu to keep him safe. When the fire started, everyone watched in amazement as Holika burnt to death, while Prahlada survived unharmed. The salvation of Prahlada and burning of Holika is celebrated as Holi.
In Mathura, where Krishna grew up, the festival is celebrated for 16 days (until Rangpanchmi) in commemoration of the divine love of Radha for Krishna. The festivities officially usher in spring, the celebrated season of love.
Copyrights © Kals Pics - 2014. All Rights Reserved.
No graphic comments please
The Law of Nature by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is an absorbing book and explores the age-old mysteries of karma and reincarnation, free will and destiny, enlightenment, and liberation.
Krisha temple, Vrindavan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vrindavan (alternatively spelled Vrindaban, Brindavan, Brindavana, or Brundavan) also known as Vraj (as it lies in the Braj region) is a town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the site of an ancient forest which is the region where according to the Mahabharata, a grand Epic of Sanskrit literature dating back to the 3000BC, the deity Krishna spent his childhood days.
The town is about 10 km away from Mathura, the city of Lord Krishna's birthplace, near the Agra-Delhi highway. The town hosts hundreds of temples dedicated to the worship of Radha and Krishna and is considered sacred by a number of religious traditions such as Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Vaishnavism, and Hinduism in general.
We had an unforgettable time in Vrindavan, high on emotion, spiritual emotion. It is something that can hardly be explained by words. I can only say, I have goosebumps only by recalling the high vibration of this place! Incredible India.
--------------------------------------------------------
Much better on black
then you can hit "F" if you like it and "C" if you wish to comment.
© All rights reserved.
If you would like to use any of my images, please ask for permission first!
Larger size available on demand.
Lord Krishna est un immense guerrier mais c'est aussi un grand séducteur.
Il charme les gopis, les femmes et les filles de bouviers(gardiens de vaches)
Les soirs de pleine lune,il joue de la flute si divinement que les Gopis accourrent et tombent immédiatement amoureuse de lui. En dansant, elles forment un cercle, symbolisant l'union du ciel et de la terre.L'amour de Krishna pour les gopis est une métaphore de l'amour du dieu pour les hommes.
Lord Krishna is an immense warrior but it is also a big seducer.
He charms gopis, women and girls of cattlemen(sheep dogs) (guards of cows)
In the evenings of full moon, he plays of reedy so divinely as Gopis accourrent and immediately falls in love with him. By dancing, they form a circle, symbolizing the union of the sky and the earth(ground). Love of Krishna for gopis is a metaphor of love of the god for the men(people).
A local drummer drenched in colors while singing chants during a ritual of Braj Holi know as Samaaj where people of Nand Gaon ( Village of Lord Krishna ) and Barsaana ( village of Lord Krishna's beloved, Radha ) sit together and abuse each other by the way of singing songs. Others throw colored powder and water on each other while celebrating the festival of colors, Holi of Braj Region
To begin with, it takes great pride to see the art of drama which started in the era of kings continues till date through centuries. Its also a worthy mention to share with you all that the art of acting in our country started this way.
The art of Drama / Stage shows have always been a cultural part of India and are always related to the Legendary epics, eg., Ramayana and Mahabharatha.
In this case the series is about Mahabharatha happening every year around the Legendary city of Kanchipuram, the home place of the Pallavas. This series was shot @ Ocheri. The play took place throughout a week every day from dusk to dawn and I was very unlucky to watch only a night's play.
With actors of current age struggling to make a good performance in a single movie, a group of few people (may be 10 max) play all the characters to be done (just imagine only the very important characters in Mahabharatha). After completion of a character, they go backstage, remove the make-up, switch on to the next make-up, and prepare themselves for the next role to be enacted. Each and every Artist do their work themselves.
It was an interesting night altogether with a great experience.
Copyrights © Kals Pics. All Rights Reserved.
At dawn the ghats on the Gomati come alive to pilgrims visiting the old Dwarkadish temple in Dwarka. Vendors and shopkeepers are up and about riverside where pilgrims perform rituals at the holy site while others pause to take in the scene, trailing their eyes up and down the stretch where the Gomati flows into the Arabian sea.
While awaiting customers, a vendor selling spicy chat from a glass cased box slung across his shoulder checks his cellphone while a woman walks past her shop to fix a protective cloth screen to shelter her artifacts from the strengthening glare of a rising sun.
Travel Blog: windyskies.blogspot.com
Painting Manmohana (Lord Krishna) by Ramdas Shainkar Lobhi displayed in India Art Festival 2023, Bengaluru.
One of the most popular of all Indian divinities is Krishna, worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu. The child Krishna was adored for his mischievous pranks; he also performed many miracles and slew demons.
56 different kinds of sweets are offered to Lord Krishna in a Temple.
Janmashtami-
sri krishnaSri Krishna Janmashtami or Krishnashtami, also known as Gokulashtami, is the birthday of one of the most popular deities of Hinduism, Lord Sri Krishna. In 2009, the date of Janmashtami, popularly known as Krishnashtami, is August 14. Smartha Sects celebrate the Janmashtami in 2009 on August 13 and Vaishnava sects celebrate the Krishnashtami on August 14.
Lord Krishna was born on the Astami thithi (eighth day) in Krishna paksha during the month of Shravan (August – September). Lord Krishna’s Nakshatra or the birth star is Rohini. The main objective or the aim of Krishna’s birth was to demolish the demon Kansa and his evil acts. Kansa is Krishna’s maternal uncle.)
Lord Krishna est un immense guerrier mais c'est aussi un grand séducteur.
Il charme les gopis, les femmes et les filles de bouviers(gardiens de vaches)
Les soirs de pleine lune,il joue de la flute si divinement que les Gopis accourrent et tombent immédiatement amoureuse de lui. En dansant, elles forment un cercle, symbolisant l'union du ciel et de la terre.L'amour de Krishna pour les gopis est une métaphore de l'amour du dieu pour les hommes.
Lord Krishna is an immense warrior but it is also a big seducer.
He charms gopis, women and girls of cattlemen(sheep dogs) (guards of cows)
In the evenings of full moon, he plays of reedy so divinely as Gopis accourrent and immediately falls in love with him. By dancing, they form a circle, symbolizing the union of the sky and the earth(ground). Love of Krishna for gopis is a metaphor of love of the god for the men(people).
Just a little +5 of saturation..Made this image so good and beautiful...landscape-portrait..captured this picture in the evening..the sunset is so bright...
The festival of colors
Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus as a festival of colours.
It is primarily observed in India and Nepal. It is also observed by the minority Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan as well in countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mauritius, and Fiji.
Holi is also known as Phagwah (Assamese), Festival of Colours, or Doḷajātra (Oriya) in Odisha, and as Dol Jatra (Bengali) or Basantotsav ("spring festival") (Bengali) in West Bengal and Assam.
Holi is of particular significance in the Braj region, which includes locations traditionally connected to the Lord Krishna: Mathura, Vrindavan, Nandagaon, and Barsana, which become tourist destinations during the season of Holi.
As per the Hindu calendar, Holi is celebrated on the Phalgun Purnima which comes in February or March in the Gregorian Calendar.
Significance
The word Holi originated from "Holika", sister of Hiranyakashipu. The festival of Holi is celebrated because of a story in the old Hindu religion. In Vaishnavism, Hiranyakashipu is the great king of demons, and he had been granted a boon by Brahma, which made it almost impossible for him to be killed. The boon was due to his long penance, after which he had demanded that he not be killed "during day or night; inside the home or outside, not on earth or in the sky; neither by a man nor an animal; neither by astra nor by shastra". Consequently, he grew arrogant and attacked the Heavens and the Earth. He demanded that people stop worshipping gods and start praising respectfully to him.
According to this belief, Hiranyakashipu's own son, Prahlada, was a devotee of Vishnu. In spite of several threats from Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada continued offering prayers to Vishnu. He was poisoned by Hiranyakashipu, but the poison turned to nectar in his mouth. He was ordered to be trampled by elephants yet remained unharmed. He was put in a room with hungry, poisonous snakes and survived. All of Hiranyakashipu's attempts to kill his son failed. Finally, he ordered young Prahlada to sit on a pyre in the lap of Holika, Hiranyakashipu's demoness sister, who also could not die because she had a boon preventing her from being burned by fire. Prahlada readily accepted his father's orders, and prayed to Lord Vishnu to keep him safe. When the fire started, everyone watched in amazement as Holika burnt to death, while Prahlada survived unharmed. The salvation of Prahlada and burning of Holika is celebrated as Holi.
In Mathura, where Krishna grew up, the festival is celebrated for 16 days (until Rangpanchmi) in commemoration of the divine love of Radha for Krishna. The festivities officially usher in spring, the celebrated season of love.
Copyrights © Kals Pics - 2014. All Rights Reserved.
No graphic comments please
Aanakkotta (Elephant Fort) is located near Guruvayoor, Kerala where the famous Lord Krishna temple is situated. This stable houses almost 66 elephants which are ritual offerings to the temple by devotees. The oldest elephant living in this big stable is 85 years old. Seen in the picture, a young elephant bringing food for the others from a truck parked outside.
This photo series is about the monkeys of Vrindhavan. The special thing about this ancient city is that one can find is the number of monkeys more than the number of human population live there (most likely).
In this picture we see a monkey (left hand side top corner) climbing a gate while shop-keeper takes his little nap on a bright morning in one of the busy streets of Vrindhavan.
Copyrights © Kals Pics - 2014. All Rights Reserved.