Radha Krishna-Divine Love

Radha Krishna is together known as the combination of both the feminine as well as the masculine facets of God as per Hinduism. Radha is Lord Krishna's supreme beloved and is acknowledged as the Supreme Goddess. This is a beautiful image depicting the Rasa Lila "Dance of Divine Love". It is said that she controls Lord Krishna with her love and devotion. It is also believed that Radha is not just one cowherd maiden, but is the origin of all divine personalities participating in the Rasa Lila. 

Lord Radha Krishna-Divine Love Image

Udupi Shri Krishna Matha - Karnataka

Udupi Shri Krishna Matha is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna located in the town of Udupi in Karnataka, India. The Matha means the area resembling a holy place for daily devotion and living. This Krishna Matha was founded by the Vaishnava saint Shri Madhwacharya in the 13th century.

As legend, once there was a storm in the sea at Malpe. At the same time Shri Madhwacharya present on the shore saw a ship which was in trouble. He helped the ship to reach the shore safely. The sailors were very thankful to him and as an appreciation gave him deities of Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama. He installed the deity of Lord Balarama near Malpe and now this temple is known as Vadapandeshwara. He brought the deity of Lord Krishna and installed at Udupi, which is known as the present day famous Krishna Matha. Surrounding the Sri Krishna Matha are several temples known as the Udupi Anantheshwara Temple which is supposed to be over a 1,000 years old.

The deities of this temple along with lord Krishna deity are facing western side. There is one more story about this temple. Kanakadasa was a very spiritual worshipper and devotee of Lord Krishna. Once he was stayed in front of Krishna Matha during a makeshift hermitage. There was an earthquake in the night and the outer temple wall cracked such a way that there was a wide enough opening for Kanakadasa to get the glimpse of the idol. Later on that part was decorated and named after him, Kanakanakhindi. Till today devotees offers their prayers through the same window and seek blessing from Lord.

Udupi Shri Krishna Matha - Karnataka in India

Deity of Udupi Shri Krishna Matha 

Goshala at Udupi Shri Krishna Matha

Promise of Lord Krishna

Lord Krishna promising a human with all his blessings but only if human is ready to trust and believe in him. Human beings are blessed with lot of things but still leaving an unsatisfied and miserable life, why? God has provided everything, we just need to learn, believe, trust and respect him.

Promise of Lord Krishna

Change Is The Law Of The Universe- Krishna

These beautiful lines are from Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta, a devotional teaching of Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshestra during the war of Mahabharata. The essence from Geeta is said to have global relevance.

The English translation of these lines:

Whatever happened, happened for the good

whatever is happening, is happening for the good

whatever will happen, will also happen for the good only.

What did you lose that you are lamenting about?

What did you bring with you that you have lost?

What did you produce (gave birth to) that got destroyed?

Whatever you have, you received from here

Change Is The Law Of The Universe

Lord Krishna teaching Geeta to Arjuna

Lord Krishna with Gopis

Wallpaper of Radha Krishna with other cow-herd girls also known as gopis. This image depicts the life of Krishna Raas-leela. In the image Lord Krishna is playing the divine music on his transcendental flute and surrounded by all cow herd girls who rushed to spot hearing the pleasant vibration of the flute.

Photo of Lord Krishna with Gopies

Krishna Radha Flower Holi

Image of Lord Krishna with Radha playing flower Holi. Holi is a very famous Hindu festivals of colors.

Krishna Radha Flower Holi Image

Lord Krishna with Radharani

Beautiful image Lord Krishna with Radha.  Lord Krishna was very naughty and full of fun in his youth time. This image revives all those funny pranks that Lord Krishna did in his youth time especially with Radha.

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Image of Lord Krishna with Radha

Holi with Radha- Krishna

Radha-Krishna’s image playing Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. This image depicts the colorful celebration and the enjoyable prank of Lord Krishna where he is applying color on Radha and other gopis using water jets called Pichkari. These water jets gained so much of acceptance and popularity that today these Pichkaris has become a tradition. Today use of color and pichkaris is very common in celebrating Holi festivals.

Holi with Radha- Krishna

Krishna Radha Holi Image

Holi is a Hindu festival of colors. Holi and Lord Krishna had very close relation. In Holi festival the people gets drenched in beautiful color to celebrate the immortal love of Krishna and Radha. 

Holi Festival with Radha-Krishna

Meera temple of Chittorgarh

Kumbha Shyam Temple or Meera temple of Chittorgarh is dedicated to a mystic poetess and a great devotee of Lord Krishna – Meera Bai. This temple has very attractive deity of Lord Krishna along with the statue of Meera Bai in right side.

Meera Bai was the daughter Ratan Singh Rathore born in Kurki village near Merta. Later on she was married to Bhojraj, son of Maharana Sangram Singh I of Chittorgarh. Raja Bhoj Died soon and Meera Bai continued her devotion for Lord Krishna. On request of Meera Bai this temple was built by her Father-in-law, Maharana Sangram Singh. In this temple only Meera Bai started spending her time by praying and singing Bhajans in Glory of Lord Krishna.

When Rana Vikramaditya the step brother of Raja Bhoj became the king of chittorgarh, he didn’t like the devotional attitude of Meera for Lord Krishna. He tried to kill her by sending her a bowl full of poison on the name of Charnamrit (The holy water ). Meera offered her prayers to Lord and happily drunk poison. It was surely her great devotion that the poison turned to nectar. This incident with many other great stories happened in this temple make this temple a unique one.

The ceiling of the cenotaph have beautifully carved figure of five human bodied with one head. The figure conveys the message of equality that all castes are equal and have right to attain God equally.

Meera temple of Chittorgarh

Deity of Krishna and Meera

Krishna-Meera's Devotional Love

MeeraBai was a great devotee of Lord Krishna and had her unconditional love for him. We had heard lot of stories about MeeraBai; still we have one inspired story to tell.

Meerabai once was standing on the banks of Yamuna River busy in singing bhajan in glory of Lord Krishna. Same time some Hindu saint passing by recognized Meerabai. Knowing her great devotion, they went to Meera and said that they came from Dwaraka. They said that the doors of the Dwarka temple are closed for some time now and we are of the mutual belief that only a person of your stature can get the doors open. Meera agreed to come as she didn’t wanted to refuse saints and also wanted everyone to have darshan of Srinathji-the presiding deity of Dwaraka.

Along with priest Meera went Dwaraka and offered her prayers to Srinathji-the presiding deity of and sang devotional bhajans. In her words she said to Lord that in this whole world she only know and believe him as everything like father, mother, husband and guru. Meera said you are only the protector in this whole world as I suffered a lot of trials and tribulations here.

Suddenly the doors opened and MeeraBai immediately ran into the temple and embraced her Lord and with a flash of bright light she became one with the lord and her form vanished.

Krishna-Meera's Devotional image

Raja Gopala Temple, Mannargudi

Raja Gopala Temple of Mannargudi is a vast temple with a 1000 year old history. This temple is located in the town of Mannargudi in Thanjavur district, Tamilnadu, India. The temple is also known as Dakshina Dwarka which means Southern Dwarka by Hindus

The presiding deity of this temple is Rajagopalaswamy, a form of Lord Krishna. The deity of this vast temple is 12 feet tall. There is another Deity of Santana-gopalakrishna. Devotee believes that cradling the Deity of Santana-gopalakrishna in one’s lap, would bless barren couple with progeny.

The temple was first built by Kulothunga Chola I with bricks and mortar.Earlier the place Mannargudi was termed as Sri Rajathi Raja Chathurvedhi Mangalam. Later on town started growing around the temple. Successive kings of the Chola Empire, Rajaraja Chola III, Rajendra Chola III and kings of Thanjavur Nayaks, Achyuta Deva Raya] expanded the temple.

Beautiful temple of Raja Gopala

Deity of Raja Gopalaswamy

Lord Krishna as Charioteer of Arjuna

This beautiful image depicts the story why Lord Krishna acted as Arjuna’s charioteer.  Knowing the fact that this position of Lord Krishna did not require the wielding of weapons but his decision to drive the chariot was one of devotion and love for his best friend. Lord Krishna knew that Arjun was on the right path of religion but at some point hesitate in killing his own brothers. So he chose this position to give him the divine guidance. And more on that Lord Krishna promised to Kaurav's that he would not raise weapon in battle of Mahabharata.

Lord Krishna as Charioteer of Arjuna photo

Radha-Krishna dancing photo

Beautiful image of Lord Krishna with his beloved Radha in dancing pose. This beautiful image is good option for desktop wallpaper.

Jai Shri Krishna 

Jai Shri Radhe

Radha Krishna image

Krishna marriage with Lakshmana and Rohini

Lakshmana was the wife of Lord Krishna and the last of the Asthabharya the eight principal queen-consorts. She was the daughter of an unnamed ruler of Madra provinces. The King organized the swayamvara ceremony, where the archer had to shoot the target to win the hand of bride for marriage. Among all the princes gathered, Duryodhana and Jarasandha miss the target. Arjun the Pandava prince and Krishna's cousin, described as the best archer at times, missed his aim at the target intentionally. Arjun’s brother Bhima refused to participate in deference to Krishna. Ultimately, Lord Krishna wins by hitting the target and got married to her. Rohini is also Krishna’s wife and one of the Asthabharya.
Whereas in The Bhagavata Purana it is mentioned that Lord Krishna abducts Lakshmana from the swayamvara.

Lord Krishna with Lakshmana

Krishna marrying Nagnajita

Nagnajita was Lord Krishna wife and one of Asthabharya. Nagnajita was the daughter of Nagnajit the king Kosala Kingdom. The king Nagnajit had taken a vow to marry his daughter to a man that takes his 7 bulls and puts noose on them successfully. Many tried but failed. When Lord Krishna heard about this he went to Kosala Kingdom and expressed his intent to marry his daughter Nagnajita .The king welcomed him and asked him to do the same task before having her hand in marriage. Krishna assumes himself in 7 forms and conquers all of them at once and got married Nagnajita.

Krishna marrying Nagnajita 

Rukamani prominent queen of Krishna

Rukmani is the first and most prominent queen of the Lord Krishna the king of Dwarka.Rukmani is considered as the incarnation of goddess Lakshmi who wanted to marry and stay with her husband Lord Vishnu on earth. It is believed that Rukmani was the only woman who was just as beautiful and virtuous as Radha. This story depicts how Lord Krishna heroically abducted her and eloped with her to prevent an unwanted marriage at her request and saved her from an evil Shishupal.

Rukmini was the daughter of Bhishmaka, the King of Vidarbha. She secretly developed the love for Lord Krishna in her heart. Her brother Rukmi was a friend of Jarasandha, who was an enemy of Krishna. Rukmi wanted Rukmani to marry his friend Shishupala the crown prince of Chedi and also a friend of Jarasandha and was against Krishna. Rukmi arranged for Rukmini's wedding by convincing his father to marry her with Shishupala, who actually wanted Rukmini to marry Krishna. When Rukmini heard this news she wrote a letter to Lord Krishna about her love for him and her brother's plans and sent it through a Brahmana. She asked Lord Krishna to kidnap her on her way to temple or back. Lord Krishna after reading the letter at once left for Vidarbha along with his brother Balarama.

Meanwhile, Shishupala was over the moon at the news from Rukmi that he could simply go to Kundina (present day Koundanyapur) Amravati district and claim Rukmini. Jarasandha felt something wrong and doubt that Krishna might interrupt the wedding thus sent all his vassals and allies along with him. And other hand when Bhishmaka heard about Krishna's arrival he joyfully set up a furnished mansion for Krishna to take rest on his way.

Rukmini went to the Parvati temple but could not see Krishna anywhere, she prayed to goddess Parvati that Krishna takes her away. Rukmini when she stepped out of the temple she saw Krishna waiting for her, he soon swept her into his chariot with him. They both started to ride off when Shishupala noticed them and instantly Jarasandha's forces started chasing them. Balarama tried to stop and occupied most of them but Rukmi almost caught Krishna.

Lord Krishna and Rukmi fought with the predictable result of Krishna's victory. When Krishna was about to kill him, Rukmini fell at the feet of Krishna and begged to spare her brother's life. Lord Krishna generously agreed but as punishment, shaved Rukmi's head and let him go free. There was no greater shame for a warrior than a visible sign of defeat.

Lord Krishna came to the village of Madhavpur Ghed with Rukmini and got married to her at this very place. In the memory of that event now there is a temple built for Lord Madhavrai. In memory of this marriage a celebration is held at Madhavpur every year. Later in Dwaraka, Lord Krishna was married to Rukmini with big ceremony.

Krishna marrying Rukamani

Lord Krishna marriage with Mitravinda

Mitravinda was the fifth of the Ashtabharya the eight principle queen-consort of Lord Krishna the Hindu deity. She was the daughter of Rajadhidevi and King Jayesena the ruler of Avanti Kingdom, present day Ujjain in India. Rajadhidevi was the sister of Kunti and cousin sister of Krishna's father Vasudeva.
Mitravanda’s brother wanted her to marry Duryodhana and arranged the Swayamvara ceremony. But intentionally they did not invite Lord Krishna and Balarama. Balarama knowing of Mitravinda's love for Krishna advised Krishna to kidnap her. When Krishna came to know of this, he went to the venue of the svayamvara. Complying with her wishes, Lord Krishna kidnaped her from the venue of the svayamavara where he was challenged by her brothers, Duryodhana and other princes who wanted to marry Mitravinda. After defeating the princes of Avanti, Duryodhana and other suitors Lor Krishna kidnaped her and married her. Mitravinda had ten sons: Vrika, Harsha, Anila, Gridhra, Vardhana, Unnada, Mahamsa, Pavana, Vahni and Kshudhi.

Lord Krishna Image 

Lord Krishna with Kalindi

As legend Kalindi was the fourth wife among the eight wives of Lord Krishna collectively known as Ashtabharya. Kalindi was the daughter of Lord Surya (sun god), and considered as the deity of holy river Yamuna in India. Once Lord Krishna and Arjun went for hunting and stopped along the coast of Yamuna for rest. There they saw a beautiful young girl walking on the banks of Yamuna River. Lord Krishna asked Arjun to enquire who she was. Arjun asked her who she was for which she replied she is the daughter of Lord Surya and reside in the water of Yamuna the place given by her father. She told that she is in penance and meditating to marry Lord Krishna. Knowing all Lord Krishna marries her. Kalindi as consort plays an important role in the early life of Lord Krishna. It is believed that true devotees can remove there sin by bathing and drinking Yamuna Holy water.

Lord Krishna with Kalindi photo

16100 wives of Lord Krishna

Lord Krishna is a Hindu deity, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. As legend Lord Krishna was married to 16100 women. Lord Krishna mainly had eight wives and thus he was also called Ashtabharya (Ashta means eight and Bharya means wife) According to Bhagavata purana the eight wives of Lord Krishna were Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra and Lakshmana. This article depicts the story that how Lord Krishna got married to rest 16100 wives.

Narakasura named demon kidnapped 16100 women for the sake of his comfort and imprisoned them in his capital city Pragjyotisha. Narakasura is believed to be the son of mother earth thus he was also called Bhaumasura (Bhumi means earth and Asura means demon).

Once Narakasura stole the ear-rings of Aditi, the daughter of Lord Brahma. Her son’s demigods were not able to fight back against Narakasura. They asked Lord Krishna for help and on their request Lord Krishna along with his wife Sathyabhama attacked Pragjyotisha on his vehicle Garuda (eagle). Lord Krishna and Sathyabhama fought a fierce battle against the demons and slayed many powerful demons including Mura and Narakasura. Narakasura had the curse of being killed by his own mother, Sathyabhama is considered as the incarnation of Mother earth, and thus she killed him.

After killing Narakasura Lord Krishna released 16,100 women asked them to return to their houses which they refused. They knew very well that the society of that age would not accept them with honor and good reputation as they were taken by another man. When Lord Krishna asked them what they wanted to do, they all wanted Krishna to marry them.

Seeing they were left with nowhere to go Lord Krishna married them all at the same auspicious time. It was impossible to live with each of them so he created 16100 forms of himself so each could gain status of married women and live in the society with honor again. Lord Krishna created them each a palace with huge gardens full of colorful flowers. Legend say that each of them had 10 sons and 1 daughter,

Lord Krishna with Sathyabhama

Lord Krishna with his wives