Krishna and Balarama are inseparable figures in Hindu tradition partners in divine missions, childhood adventures, and the restoration of dharma. But behind this familiar image lies a fascinating ...

Why did Lord Krishna enter the world as Devaki and Vasudeva’s eighth child? The number may look like a simple detail from the birth story, but Hindu traditions and later spiritual interpretations ...

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Sometimes people ask who is Lord Balarama? And the answer they get is that he is the brother of Lord Krishna. However, there are many more things about him besides this.The Srimad Bhagavatam describes ...

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Situated in Vrindavan, it is the first and one of the main ISKCON temples in India. The Krishna Balaram Mandir is dedicated to Lord Krishna and Balarama. See more of : vrindavan, krishna balaram ...

They are both one and the same identity. They differ only in form. Balarama is the first bodily expansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord Krishna’s transcendental pastimes. He is the source of the ...

In the Mahabharata, behind every episode we find the Lord’s planning, said V.S. Karunakarachariar, in a discourse. Satrajit was the father of Satyabhama, who married Lord Krishna. Satrajit owned the ...

Arjuna wants to marry Lord Krishna’s sister Subhadra, but Balarama has already decided to get her married to his favourite student Duryodhana. Arjuna, in the guise of an ascetic, visits Krishna, who ...