Bala Krishna

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Bala Krishna is the child form of the Hindu god Krishna, venerated for his playful and mischievous divine pastimes.

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Label Occurrences
Bala Krishna canonical 1
Muralikrishna 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity
child deity
form of Krishna
religious icon
alsoKnownAs Baal Krishna
Balakrishna
Gopal
Laddu Gopal
Makhan Chor
associatedFestival Gokulashtami
linked to: Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami
linked to: Janmashtami
associatedPlace Gokul
Vrindavan
associatedWith Vaishnavism
butter stealing
cowherd community
gopis
culturalRegion Hindu diaspora communities
India
Nepal
depictsStageOfLife childhood of Krishna
devotionalPractice home shrine worship
offering of sweets
ritual bathing (abhisheka)
epithetMeaning young Krishna
linked to: child Krishna
fosterParent Nanda
Yashoda
hasFormOf Krishna
iconographyFeature butter in hand
butter pot
crawling posture
flute
peacock feather
knownFor divine pastimes
mischievous behavior
playful nature
narrativeSource Bhagavata Purana
Harivamsa
Vishnu Purana
parent Devaki
Vasudeva
linked to: Krishna
religion Hinduism
symbolizes divine joy
innocence
playful divinity
veneratedAs child form of Krishna
worshippedBy Hindus
Vaishnavas
linked to: Vaishnavism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

tribhanga posture of Krishna associatedWithForm Muralikrishna
linked to: Bala Krishna