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Krishna

Festivals of the Baha’i faith

Dharma or religion plays an important role in how we understand time - both the linear time of history and the cyclical times of social and spiritual events. In that sense, history is still, according to the Baha’i writings, an unsatisfactory record of human progress.

ISKCON Dwarka announces winners for ‘dress-up Krishna’ competition

While devotes of the popular Hindu god have been known to undertake many kinds of activities to win the favour of their cherished deity, this is perhaps the first time that creative talent has been directed towards reinterpreting the costume of a god from the Hindu pantheon, with its trademark colours and innovative new patterns.

Krishna as the Divine Child on Banyan Leaf

There are many images and forms of Krishna that are depicted in Indian traditional and modern art, such as Bal Gopal, Govardhan-dhari or in the battle of Kurukshetra. Here, Sahapedia delves deeper into one of the other popular images of Krishna, beautifully rendered in both Indian paintings and sculptures—Vatapatrasayi, Lord of the Banyan Leaf.