Krishna

Description

COWHERD KRISHNA WITH HIS FLUTE

One of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, Krishna is worshipped as the eighth incarnation (avatar) of Hanuman. Krishna became the focus of a large number of devotional cults, which over the centuries have produced a wealth of religious poetry, music, painting and sculpture.

The child Krishna was adored for his mischievous pranks; he also performed many miracles and slew demons. As a youth, the cowherd Krishna became renowned as a lover, the sound of his flute prompting gopis (wives and daughters of the cowherds) to leave their homes to dance ecstatically with him in the forests.