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.....its Lord Krishna's birthday on 24th......happy celebrations to all......:)
this is a painting in ISKCON temple in vrindavan.......
Chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra is the direct process for curing the mind of all materialistic contamination. Take to this process and be happy.
Sri Prabhupada
Krishna Mandir near Jhansi...... the lady was ringing the bell to get attention from the deity
Krishna Jayanti Janmashtami "Janmashtami 2013 is Wednesday 28 August."
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Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari) is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, he is seen as the Supreme Person (God) and thus the origin of all other incarnations.
Krishna and the stories associated with him appear across the spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions. Though they sometimes differ in details or even contradict each other reflecting the concerns of a particular tradition, some core features are shared by all. These include a divine incarnation, a pastoral childhood and youth and life as a heroic warrior and teacher. The immense popularity of Krishna in India also meant that various non-Hindu religions that originated in India had their own versions of him.
(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna)
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OUR DEAR LORD KRISHNA IS 5000+YEARS OLD....HE WHO GAVE ONE OF THE GREATEST SCRIPTURES, "BHAGAVAT GEETA" , One who is affectionately called as :
Krishna, Krisna, Krishnaa, Kanna, Govinda, Madhava, Madhusoodhna, Gopaalaa, Govinda, ....................and can go on....is more than 5,000+ years old.
जन्मदिन मुबारक हो, प्रिय दोस्तों. मई कृष्ण हम सब पर शानदार प्रकाश चमक.
TO DAY IS EVERYONE'S BIRTHDAY. LET US GREET EACH OTHER, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Krishna's Birthday is called as , Janmashtami, Gokulastami, ...............
falls on the 8th waning Moon Day , 5th month as per Lunar calender.
It is a Day of Celebration.
taken at Annalakshmi restaurant... the lighting was perfect.. taken with my mobile cam --- Its for guys who appreciate cooking as an art: Annalakshmi is a finest vegetarian restaurant, spread across world ..to know more www.annalakshmichennai.com/.. if you come to chennai dont miss it...
Last weekend, I visited to Nandan, in Kolkata, to meet with a few fellow photographers. There a dance program was going on. This dancer is from Manipur in India. He was demonstrating the glory of Lord Krishna through a dance.
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Sri Krishna Janmastami, one of the prominent festivals in Hindu tradition celebrated globally.
A glimpse of how this festival brings together tradition and playful creativity. Of a devotee, of a miniature artist and of a photographer.
A former Indian-run pizza place in Cairo changed owners, belief and posters. But Lord Krishna is curious and has a glimpse at the Kaaba :-)
Krishna Janmashtami, also known merely as Janmashtami, is an annual commemoration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Bhadrapada (August–September).
The Myth :
Krishna was the 8th son of Devaki and Vasudeva. Based on scriptural details and astrological calculations the date of Krishna's birth, known as Janmashtami, is 19 July 3228 BCE and departed on 3102 BCE. Krishna belonged to the Vrishni clan of Yadavas from Mathura, and was the eighth son born to the princess Devaki, and her husband Vasudeva.
Mathura (in present day Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh) was the capital of the Yadavas, to which Krishna's parents Vasudeva and Devaki belonged. King Kansa, Devaki's brother, had ascended the throne by imprisoning his father, King Ugrasena. Afraid of a prophecy that predicted his death at the hands of Devaki's eighth son, Kansa had the couple locked into a prison cell. After Kansa killed the first six children, and Devaki's apparent miscarriage of the seventh (which was actually a secret transfer of the infant to Rohini as Balarama), Krishna was born.
After his birth, Vishnu ordered Vasudeva to take Krishna to Gokul to Nanda and Yashoda where he could live safely, away from his Uncle Kansa. Vasudeva took Krishna with him and crossed Yamuna to reach Gokul. There, everyone was asleep; so he quietly kept him there and returned with Yashoda's daughter. Kansa, thinking her to be Devki's eight child, threw her on a stone. But she rose into the air and transformed into Yogmaya(who is Vishnu's helper)and warned Kansa about his death. Then, she disappeared. Krishna grew up in Gokul with his brother,Balram. He then returned to Mathura and killed Kansa with the help of Balram.
Celebrations:
Hindus celebrate Janmashtami by fasting and staying up until midnight, the time when Krishna is believed to have been born. Images of Krishna's infancy are placed in swings and cradles in temples and homes. At midnight, devotees gather around for devotional songs, dance and exchange gifts. Some temples also conduct reading of the Hindu religious scripture Bhagavad Gita.
( source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Janmashtami )
Unknown artist, India
1200 A.D.
Venue: Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields
This is just a delightful classical Indian piece of art. Krishna, who is among the top Hindu deities, is dancing on the head of a lotus with almost no clothes on. His right hand is held out in a blessing gesture.
Why is this important? First, because it is a marvelous piece of art. But second, it goes to the notion that a god who dances is a god who affirms life.
Wishing All A Happy Janmashtami Celebrations.
Three episodes of Krishna Leela are available in this image.
1 . Birth of the Lord and He being carried by Vasudeva to Nanda.
2. The deliverance of Putana.
3. The deliverance of Yamala-Arjuna Trees ( Nalakuvara and Manigriva the sons of Kuvera / Kubera).
This was Captured at:
Sholinghur ( சோளிங்கர்) a town under Walajapet taluk in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu.
I have posted this in my other Photostream:
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this is a blow up of the photo on previous page, which is itself taken by means of a cell phone camera from a webpage. Such an expressive image. Best part: It is sugarless.
The visual aspect of the below video is excrementitious to the max but the litany is, to the same extent, beautiful. Listening to it gives you a very clear sense of just how beloved this figure is in India. He is anything but a myth. The myth is here with us. Krishna and His story are, for His devotees, exactly where and what the real world is. Why shouldn't it be that way?
Lord Krishna lifting Goverdhan parvat (hill) with his little finger to protect Vrindavan from the wrath of Lord Indra (king of heaven) who decided to punish the people by sending terrible rain clouds to inundate the land of Vrindavan as they stopped the puja (worship) of Indra on the advice of Krishan.
It rained for 7 days and night and when Indra saw the act of Krishna he was amazed and he stopped the rains.
She's here in the snowfall
At dead of night
The mood is of courtship
The final fight
She's all that I need
All that I am
The voice of compassion inside the man
If you open the gates
The madness begins
I'll follow you down
I'll follow you back in
She's here in the lifelines
In every curve
Suspended in silence
Between each word
It's all in the way that she moves
The grace and the light that will see me through
It's coming true
She's prising the rope from my hands
The fear and the hopes that I held onto
It's coming true
Colour the river I swim back to you
Krishna blue