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1987:). Jagannath is identifiable from his circular eyes compared to an oval of Shubhadra and almond-shaped eyes of the abstract icon for Balarama. Further, Balarama's face is white, Jagannath's icon is dark, and Subhadra icon is yellow. The third difference is the flat head of Jagannath icon, compared to the semi-circular carved head of abstract Balarama. The shape of Balabhadra's head, also called Balarama or Baladeva in these regions, varies in some temples between somewhat flat and semi-circular.
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In Hindu tradition, Balarama is depicted as a farmer's patron deity, signifying the one who is "harbinger of knowledge", of agricultural tools and prosperity. He is almost always shown and described with
Krishna, such as in the act of stealing butter, playing childhood pranks, complaining to Yashoda
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II archeological site dated to the first half of 1st-century CE in northwest
Pakistan, near Afghanistan border, are engraved two males along with many Buddhist images nearby. The larger of the two males hold a plough and club in his two hands. The artwork also has an inscription with it in Kharosthi
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In Hindu texts, Balarama almost always supports
Krishna in form and spirit. However, there are occasions where the dialogues between Balarama and Krishna present different viewpoints, with Krishna's wisdom establishing him to be the ultimate divinity. Balarama's constant symbolic association with
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Yadavas during the war, and returned on the last day, to watch the fight between his disciples. When Bhima defeated Duryodhana by striking him in the thigh with his mace, a traditional violation of the rules of combat, Balarama threatened to kill Bhima. This was prevented when Krishna
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Balarama. When the Garga arrived, Nanda received him well and requested the naming ceremony. Gargamuni then reminded Nanda that Kamsa was looking for the son of Devaki and if he performed the ceremony in opulence, it would come to his attention. Nanda, therefore, asked Garga to perform the
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of everything tells the creative power of His unified consciousness (yogamaya) about His plan for His own birth as
Balarama and Krishna. He begins with Balarama. The whole of Shesha, which is my abode, will become an embryo in Devaki's womb which you shall transplant to Rohini's womb.
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Balarama's significance in Indian culture has ancient roots. His image in artwork is dated to around the start of the common era, and in coins dated to the second-century BCE. In
Jainism, he is known as Baladeva, and has been a historically significant farmer-related deity.
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states that Kamsa went on to murder the first six children of the imprisoned Devaki by smashing the newborns against a stone floor. When
Balarama was conceived, Vishnu intervened, state the Hindu legends; his embryo was transferred from Devaki's womb into the womb of
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while they bathe, suggesting his brother's vigilance. He is a creative store of knowledge for the agriculturists: the knowledge that dug a water channel to bring Yamuna water to
Vrindavan; that restored groves, farms and forests; that produced goods and drinks.
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tradition, one particularly popular in eastern and central regions of India, he is more often called Balabhadra. Balarama is one in the triad, wherein Balarama is shown together with his brother Jagannath (Krishna) and sister Subhadra
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Late 19th century lithograph from Bengal depicting Krishna & Balarama. Instead of the plough, Balarama holds a bugle made out of buffalo-horn, a characteristic of Shaiva ascetics, based on the description of
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and other scholars, it is likely that Balarama was the patron deity of Jain farmers in the early centuries of the common era, because a large number of Balarama images have been found in early Jain arts.
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show Balarama's iconography and Greek inscriptions. Balarama-Samkarshana is typically shown standing with a gada in his right hand and holding a plough in his left. On the other side of these coins is
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When his elder brother, fatigued from playing, would lie down with his head upon the lap of a cowherd boy, Lord Kṛiṣṇa would help him relax by personally massaging his feet and offering other services
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bliss of others, his name is Rama and because of his extraordinary strength, he is called Baladeva. He attracts the Yadus to follow his instructions and therefore his name is Sankarshana.
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and other scholars, suggests Balarama had been a significant farmer deity in Jain tradition in parts of the Indian subcontinent such as near the Mathura region. Jain texts such as the
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of forest flowers. His hair is tied in a topknot and he has earrings, bracelets and armlets; he is known for his strength, the reason for his name; Bala means strength in Sanskrit.
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and his clan of Yadavas die in a fire created by an ascetic named Dvaipayana. Similarly, after dying from the hunter Jara's arrow, the Jaina texts state Krishna goes to the
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Balarama is the celebrated tiller, one of the embodiments of agriculture along with livestock with whom Krishna is associated with. The plough is Balarama's weapon. In the
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side). At Chilas, Balarama is shown taller and bigger than Vāsudeva-Krishna. The same relationship is also visible in the hierarchy of the Vrishni heroes.
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1856:, and fighting malevolent beasts sent by Kamsa to kill the two brothers. He is the constant companion of Krishna, ever watchful, leading to the epithet
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believe about the cave near the temple place, that the white snake who came out of Balarama's mouth got into that cave and went back to
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as a spiritually important text, celebrate Krishna-related festivals, and intermingle with Hindus as spiritual cousins.
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of Buddha's disciple Sariputta and has Balarama depicted as the previous birth of one of the Buddha's disciples.
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as characters in the story, and generally are polemically critical of Krishna, unlike the versions found in the
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and witnessing the disappearance of Krishna, he sat down in a meditative state and departed from this world.
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and Mushtika wrestlers sent by the king. When Krishna was killing Kamsa, Balarama slew his mighty commander,
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near Mathura, dated between 10 and 25 CE, mention the installation of five Vrishni heroes in a stone temple.
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reminded Balarama of Bhima's vow—to kill Duryodhana by crushing the thigh he had exposed to Bhima's wife,
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with depiction of Balarama, 190-180 BCE. This is "the earliest unambiguous image" of the two deities.
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describe the same idea of embryo transfer, as in Hindu texts for Balarama, for the 24th Tirthankara
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2830:, Cambridge University Press, Vol. 40, No. 2 (1977), pp. 321–337
2007:: Balarama, with serpent hood and drinking cup, to the right of
1876:, Krishna hides from Balarama when he steals the clothes of the
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and nine sets of triads. One of these triads is Krishna as the
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traditions regard him as the eighth avatar of Vishnu, with
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Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (4 July 2013).
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and Balarama meet their parents. 19th-century painting by
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with Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ "King Agathocles".
298:, the serpent associated with the deity Vishnu while some
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2027:
6th century Balarama from Phnom Da, Angkor Borei, Takeo,
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4018:
Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects
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Krishna's Lineage: The Harivamsha of Vyasa's Mahabharata
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Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE
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has to forsake the non-violence principle and kill the
2142:, narrate hagiographical accounts of nine Baladevas or
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3714:. State University of New York Press. pp. 91–98.
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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
2715:. Oxford University Press. pp. 391 with note 15.
1571:, was intent upon killing the children of his cousin,
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4083:
See Jerome H. Bauer "Hero of Wonders, Hero in Deeds:
3460:. Oxford University Press. 2 July 2019. p. 156.
4131:
An Overview of the Jaina Puranas, in Purana Perennis
2222:(not be confused with its namesake, the addendum to
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Balarama was anciently a powerful local deity named
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3167:. BRILL Academic. pp. 214–215 with footnotes.
3032:. University of California Press. pp. 151–152.
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2560:. The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 82–84, 269.
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1691:Because Balarama, the son of Rohini, increases the
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3140:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 155, see Plate 2.
2982:Mishra, Susan Verma; Ray, Himanshu Prabha (2016).
2208:. The stories of these triads can be found in the
4238:MNP Tiwari (1995). Umakant Premanand Shah (ed.).
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3907:. BRILL Academic. pp. 61–64 with footnotes.
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1885:Krishna makes him the protector and supporter of
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1484:script, which has been deciphered by scholars as
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3356:. Oxford University Press. pp. 18 note 19.
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2184:. In each age of the Jain cyclic time is born a
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2625:. pp. 30–31, 52–59, 68–69 with footnotes.
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1405:(Bala)rama and Krishna with they attributes at
4217:. National Gallery of Canada. pp. 25–26.
3708:A. Whitney Sanford (2006). Guy L. Beck (ed.).
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3629:. Mumbai: St. Paul Society. pp. 148–149.
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2590:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 100, 152–153.
1922:Above: 11th-century art showing Balarama with
1678:One day, Nanda requested the presence of Sage
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3514:. Oxford University Press. pp. 34–35.
3407:. Yale University Press. pp. 146–148.
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2303:Evidence related to early Jainism, states
1670:Balarama with his consort Revati (right),
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283:The first two epithets associate him with
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4160:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 316–318.
4128:Cort, J. E. (1993), Wendy Doniger (ed.),
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4334:. Abhinav Publications. pp. 32–57.
4244:. Abhinav Publications. pp. 17–19.
4157:Jainism: An Indian Religion of Salvation
4021:. Abhinav Publications. pp. 75–76.
3847:"Bala, Bāla, Balā, Bālā: 78 definitions"
3824:Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.).
3741:. Abhinav Publications. pp. 35–36.
3615:, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, p. 135
3275:. Harvard University Press. p. 50.
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3049:. Pearson Education India. p. 439.
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2930:. Routledge. pp. 93, 104–105, 110.
2766:(1987). Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (ed.).
2652:. Bloomsburg Academic. pp. 57, 61.
2497:. Pearson Education India. p. 438.
2475:"The Vishnu Purana: Book V: Chapter XXV"
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256:. He is particularly significant in the
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4107:. Oxford University Press. p. 73.
4085:"Vasudeva Krishna in Jaina Cosmohistory
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3221:. Taylor & Francis. p. lxxix.
2802:. Infobase Publishing. pp. 65–66.
2796:Constance Jones; James D. Ryan (2006).
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1651:and Balarama Studying with the Brahman
1631:, which coincides with the occasion of
1294:Balarama finds a mention in Kautilya's
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2277:, while Balarama is said to go to the
1783:of the Pandavas the art of war with a
1740:for their education. Balarama married
1315:Archeology, coins, arts, and epigraphy
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3989:Joshi, Nilakanth Purushottam (1979).
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3611:Pargiter, F.E. (1922, reprint 1972).
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4328:Nilakanth Purushottam Joshi (1979).
4127:
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3930:Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
3627:A Pilgrimage Through The Mahabharata
3487:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 406.
3194:. BRILL Academic. pp. 271–272.
2824:Jina Ṛṣabha as an "Avatāra" of Viṣṇu
2764:A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
2675:Hindu and Jain Mythology of Balarama
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2059:Balarama from Badoh, Medieval period
1223:Narratives of Balarama are found in
4271:. Routledge. pp. 298 note 17.
4077:
3993:. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications.
3927:
3880:. DK Printworld. pp. 779–780.
3845:www.wisdomlib.org (26 April 2009).
3776:. pp. 64–66, 94–100, 116–125.
3613:Ancient Indian Historical Tradition
3329:. ABC-CLIO. pp. 11, 203, 239.
2944:
2873:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 55.
2768:Srimad-Bhagavatam: Bhagavata Purana
2742:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 57.
2245:The story of Krishna's life in the
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6117:Characters in the Bhagavata Purana
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2047:Balarama, Medieval period, Mathura
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1682:, his priest, to name the newborn
1265:Balarama's legend appears in many
88:; eighth avatar of Vishnu in some
25:
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2953:"Post-Mauryan punch-marked coin"
2457:"Balarama | Hindu mythology"
2413:Hinduism & Its Military Ethos
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2228:Trishashti-shalakapurusha-charita
2188:with an elder brother termed the
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4134:, SUNY Press, pp. 220–233,
3134:Benjamín Preciado-Solís (1984).
3029:The Dynastic Arts of the Kushans
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27:Hindu god and brother of Krishna
6048:Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955
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2649:Hinduism and the Religious Arts
2646:Heather Elgood (1 April 2000).
2614:Hindu and Mythology of Balarāma
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2574:
2386:Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities
2359:Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide
2356:Dalal, Roshen (18 April 2014).
2160:The Jainism tradition lists 63
2071:Balarama, 18th century, Mathura
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48:God of Agriculture and Strength
4154:Helmuth von Glasenapp (1999).
3877:Tantra and Śākta Art of Orissa
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1872:. In the classical Tamil work
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1322:Balarama on punch-marked coins
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6107:Characters in the Mahabharata
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173:(surrogate and foster mother)
4187:. I. B. Tauris. p. 42.
3874:Thomas E. Donaldson (2002).
3687:. ABC-CLIO. pp. 23–25.
3538:Fasts and Festivals of India
3026:Rosenfield, John M. (1967).
2554:James G. Lochtefeld (2002).
1990:
1949:as Balarama's incarnation.
1759:river to bring it closer to
1424:Balarama on Indo-Greek coins
1254:, along with the deities of
1246:. He is identified with the
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3434:. Penguin UK. p. 632.
3302:. Concept. pp. 57–59.
3269:T. Richard Blurton (1993).
2822:Padmanabh S. Jaini (1977),
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2033:National Museum of Cambodia
1615:10.2.8, Tr: D Dennis Hudson
1496:(pestle) in his two hands.
252:, and the elder brother of
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3484:The Religion of the Hindus
3481:Kenneth W. Morgan (1987).
3081:Srinivasan, Doris (1997).
2955:Srinivasan, Doris (1997).
2870:The Religion of the Hindus
2867:Kenneth W. Morgan (1987).
2739:The Religion of the Hindus
2736:Kenneth W. Morgan (1987).
2523:Metropolitan Museum of Art
2136:Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacarita
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1512:Pancaviras of the Vrishnis
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3942:10.1017/s135618630000239x
3161:Doris Srinivasan (1997).
2709:Patrick Olivelle (2006).
2673:Vemsani, Lavanya (2006).
2587:Aspects of Early Viṣṇuism
2416:. Lancer Publishers LLC.
2410:Nehra, Air Marshal R. K.
1700:Bhagavata Purana, 10.8.12
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5997:Gopalakrusna Pattanayaka
4184:Jainism: An Introduction
4181:Jeffery D. Long (2009).
4101:Devangana Desai (2000).
3803:. ABC-CLIO. p. 26.
3797:Lavanya Vemsani (2016).
3762:Lavanya Vemsani (2006).
3681:Lavanya Vemsani (2016).
3508:D Dennis Hudson (2008).
3350:Edwin F. Bryant (2007).
3323:Lavanya Vemsani (2016).
3296:Parmanand Gupta (1989).
3248:. Pearson. p. 437.
2988:. Routledge. p. 6.
2897:D Dennis Hudson (2008).
2846:. Penguin. p. 112.
2799:Encyclopedia of Hinduism
2611:Lavanya Vemsani (2006).
2338:
1559:Balarama was the son of
1218:
5939:Atibadi Jagannatha Dasa
5501:Epic-Puranic chronology
4331:Iconography of Balarāma
3991:Iconography of Balarāma
3043:Singh, Upinder (2008).
2491:Singh, Upinder (2008).
2461:Encyclopedia Britannica
2241:Parsvnatha Jain Temple.
2192:. Between the triads,
2157:(Aristanemi) by Jains.
2146:who are believed to be
1744:, the daughter of King
4741:
3827:India through the ages
3535:Verma, Manish (2013).
3376:Nancy Dowling (1999),
3242:Upinder Singh (2008).
3087:. BRILL. p. 215.
3009:Bopearachchi, Osmund.
2961:. BRILL. p. 215.
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2093:Ananta Vasudeva Temple
1950:
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1662:, 1525-1550 CE print).
1639:Childhood and marriage
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1207:(8th–13th century CE).
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3901:O. M. Starza (1993).
3625:Varkey, C.P. (2001).
3383:31 March 2019 at the
3353:Krishna: A Sourcebook
3188:Jason Neelis (2010).
2924:Helen Creese (2015).
2840:Roshen Dalal (2010).
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1501:Agathocles of Bactria
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1304:Kakawin Bhāratayuddha
1205:Early Medieval period
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6112:Deities of Jagannath
5964:Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
4452:at Wikimedia Commons
4265:Paul Dundas (2003).
3735:Padmaja, T. (2002).
1945:, who is revered by
1830:The local people of
1779:of the Kauravas and
1600:The Bhagavan as the
308:10 principal avatars
30:For other uses, see
4301:Julia Shaw (2016).
3215:Julia Shaw (2016).
3119:Osmund Bopearachchi
2097:Kathmandu temples,
1957:or weapons are the
1281:Vijayanagara Empire
951:Satyabhinava Tirtha
5969:Madhavi Pattanayak
4742:
4709:Traditional author
4359:Beck, Guy L. (Ed.)
4091:, pp. 167–169
4072:Upinder Singh 2016
3774:Edwin Mellen Press
3770:Lewiston, New York
3389:Asian Perspectives
2683:Edwin Mellen Press
2679:Lewiston, New York
2623:Edwin Mellen Press
2619:Lewiston, New York
2438:"L3 - Dashavatara"
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2172:, Balarama as the
2031:. Now exhibits at
2011:. 2nd century CE,
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1947:Gaudiya Vaishnavas
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1672:Nathdwara Painting
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1473:"King Agathocles".
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1049:Related traditions
966:Satyadhyana Tirtha
961:Satyadharma Tirtha
921:Raghavendra Tirtha
871:Manavala Mamunigal
794:Vaishnava-Sahajiya
132:Balarama Jayanti,
6127:Agricultural gods
6097:Avatars of Vishnu
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2087:Baladevjew Temple
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5893:Madala Panji
5882:Gita Govinda
5880:
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5822:Nabakalebara
5780:South Africa
5722:
5661:Chhatia Bata
5578:
5465:Yudhishthira
5261:
5260:Role in the
5115:Bhurishravas
5089:
4997:Vyagaprastha
4982:Pranaprastha
4977:Indraprastha
4973:Panchagrama
4950:Indraprastha
4873:Main tribes
4853:Svargarohana
4833:Ashvamedhika
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